Category Archives: Learning Time Frames

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Waiting Doesn’t Mean “Do Nothing”

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A big focus on what I talk about is the natural learning path for right-brained children. In my book, The Right Side of Normal, Section Three has chapters on all the major school subjects that share how a right-brained child typically … Continue reading

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The Left-Brained Measuring Stick

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What are the common subjects we recognize learning in school? What do we think about for early grades (k-2)? Facts. Reading, writing, and arithmetic, right? Next will be the facts of subjects like history, geography, or science in the next … Continue reading

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Reading: Is it the Right Time, the Right Resource, or Both?

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In his book, Reading without Nonsense, Frank Smith starts Chapter 10, saying (his emphasis): Blind faith in prepackaged methods or materials won’t help more children become literate, no matter how much the methods and materials are officially sponsored, mandated, and … Continue reading

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Do Right-Brained Learners Gravitate to Unschooling?

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I’ve had a theory for a while now that I believe most people who end up unschooling do so because the parent choosing to unschool is a right-brained learner, or the child in question is a right-brained learner. In my … Continue reading

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Right-Brained Math: Concepts to Facts

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I was asked to speak about a section in my book, The Right Side of Normal, that I’ll share here: First, a definition from Chapter Twelve, “Building the Road to Math Competency:” There’s a difference between arithmetic and mathematics. Here’s … Continue reading