Education
Dr. Beechick on Tutoring
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is offering a free preview of their February 2012 digital magazine which happens to include an article written by Dr. Beechick, Tutoring: The Best Teaching Method.
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Forsaking Our Idols
Life is so much easier when we can fit things into nice tidy boxes. We observe other homeschool moms in action and we categorize them: soccer mom, unschooler, crunchy con, classical ed mom, …
Once we’ve gotten everybody into their nice boxes we pretty much already have an idea of which group we’d prefer to identify with based upon our impressions of the contents of each box.
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Homeschooling for Eternity
Homeschooling for Eternity by Skeet Savage encourages us to become intentional as homeschoolers.
“This book has not been written by or about the perfect homeschooling family. Rather, it contains the simple testimony and practical advice of a veteran homeschooling single mother who successfully raised six children as she invested her life in full-time service to the Lord while trusting Him to provide for their needs and hold their family together against enormous odds. It was written for those who would like to homeschool but think they can’t, “because…” It was written for those who have homeschooled for several (even many) years, yet have somehow lost their vision and focus – maybe even having become so discouraged that they have completely forgotten why they ever thought they wanted to homeschool their children in the first place!”
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The Way That Seems Right to Man
“There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.” – Proverbs 16:25
When God says, “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed,” do we believe Him? Or do we follow the wisdom of man believing instead that our children need the companionship of age-mates and the formation by peers to become properly “socialized”?
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5 Ways to Get More Out of Your Homeschool Experience
In a slump? Feeling overloaded? Has homeschooling become a burden? Here are some ideas that may encourage you and help you get more out of your homeschool experience. To sum up…keep it simple.
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Become a Tutor
Today’s educational system has a focus on optimization – getting the most widgets through the process. It isn’t surprising then that frequently the system becomes the point of the exercise, that a grade will declare one educated irrespective of what one knows, or what skills one has developed or, unfortunately, failed to develop. This focus on the system carries with it a lack of respect for the individual. What if a student needs that extra time to master a concept before moving on? What if another student has already mastered the concept in question and is being held back while waiting for others to catch up. We need a method that allows one-on-one time and attention for each child. That is certainly something mothers are accustomed to providing.
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7 Ways to Identify Real Learning
One thing that keeps homeschool moms from breaking out of the traditional system of doing things is a lack of confidence that their children will actually learn something. We hope that the promises offered by a traditional structure provided from the outside – whether from the books, the schedule or state requirements – will produce the desired result. It takes considerable faith to believe that doing the same thing that has repeatedly failed to produce results will somehow end in a more fruitful result this time.
Look around you. Watch what your children are doing. Learn along side them. Journal and keep track of what you see. Is real learning taking place? Here are a few identifying characteristics to look for.
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The Crown of Success – Free eBook
Dame Desley is going away on a long journey and must leave her four children, Dick, Lubin, Matty, and Nelly, in the care of a queer old gentleman named Mr. Learning. Mr. Learning will provide each with a cottage called Head and a purse full of silver and copper coins called Hours and Minutes, but how the cottages will be furnished is up to the children. Whichever of the children has done the best job equipping his or her Head by the time Dame Desley returns will be presented with the Crown of Success.
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18 Ideas for Remaining Creative and Inspired
In a slump? Looking for inspiration? Here are 18 ideas for keeping the spark lit:
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Setting the Pace
If my pace is too slow, I will be long in reaching my goal and receive fewer benefits.
If my pace is too fast, I may burn out before I reach my goal.
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