Category Archives: Passion-Inspired Learning

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The Death of Show-Me Work

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A former blogger, Christine, wrote a post called “Product vs. Process” which talks about her dilemma as a homeschooling parent over feeling a strong need to have a product after every learning experience, whether because of her teacher training or … Continue reading

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The Snake Lesson

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I was prompted to recall some time ago the lessons I learned from my firstborn son the first year we began to homeschool. Don’t we all have these? One of my two most important lessons I learned was the snake … Continue reading

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How to Shift From School Think to Engaged Learning

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In a TEDx talk by Will Richardson entitled, The Surprising Truth About Learning in School, he posed the question, What do you believe about how children learn best? The list below on the left are answers various teachers, parents, and … Continue reading

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Naturally Learning with Books

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One of my hopeful goals I had for my children’s learning lives is that they would all learn to love reading. Of myself and my three siblings, I was the only one that appeared to love books. My mother’s love … Continue reading

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How Writing Starts with Oral Storytelling

Even with all our current technology creating controversy over how plugged-in this generation of children is, oral story-telling in its purest developmental form is still flourishing. Children want to tell their stories. They seek out anyone willing to listen. Creative, … Continue reading