Category Archives: Collaborative Learning

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The 60/30/10 Principle to Strengths-Based Learning

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When I talk about strengths-based learning, parents and educators may wonder exactly what that looks like. Am I talking about only pursuing things that are a strength or gift for a person? I mean, doesn’t every task or job have … Continue reading

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Promoting a Positive Relationship with Print

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There’s so much pressure around learning to read in our culture. Not just learning to read, but learning to read early. We have come to associate early reading with higher intelligence or a sign of future academic success. This is … Continue reading

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Comparing Apples to Oranges

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A Reader Shares a Common Concern: There’s still the push from me to make sure that I prove that homeschooling her was the better choice.   For me, that means that she’s ahead or on par with her public school peers. … Continue reading

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The Creative Outlets

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I’ve discussed here the type of school subjects that interest right-brained children most, and why. But I haven’t taken the time to discuss a category of subjects that are at the heart of a right-brained person: what I term the … Continue reading

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Teacher Talk: Math Corners

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Victoria at Unschooling Math left a comment on my blog post about Honoring Both Math Minds about how her son learns right now: His pattern block designs are counted out and planned in his head before execution. They are usually … Continue reading