Category Archives: Process/Product

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Homeschooling Imperfectly

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How many people have made a mistake? Raise your hand. How many people have succeeded? Raise your hand. How many people have struggled? Raise your hand. How many people have overcome something? Raise your hand. How many people have strengths? … Continue reading

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Turning Fear into Leaps of Faith

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I’m reading the e-book, Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry, by Lenore Skenazy, and it really helped me zero in on our culture’s current parenting focus of fear. The author helped me … Continue reading

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The Value of Reading Aloud to Right-Brained Children

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Most people traditionally view read-aloud time as either, 1) a way to promote reading skills, or 2) as something that has to be done for someone until they are independent readers. Though these views are both true, I came to … Continue reading

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Open-Ended Individualized Learning

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Upon reading an article put out by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) about graduation tests and standards and how it impacts those with learning differences, it got me thinking about my children who learn differently. Of my seven children, … Continue reading

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My Readers Ask: Don’t All Children Prefer Passion-Inspired Learning?

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Michele asked: I only have right-brained children, but I have to wonder why all children wouldn’t benefit from passion-inspired learning versus teacher-enforced learning. I’m honestly trying to learn here. Do left-brained children buck this type of thing like our right-brained … Continue reading