Hi Patreon members, So I wanted to share with you some links about why we do homeschooling. Often when we are out at the playground, we get asked WHY do we homeschool or how do we homeschool. The three links below sums up a LOT of the answers to those questions.
these videos I found in March 2018 https://www.ted.com/speakers/sir_ken_robinson on creativity summed up for me one of the reasons why we started homeschooling in the first place. Because even as young as 3 years old, when kiddo started designing something he would get superfocused and have INCREDIBLE attention span on whatever it was he was working on and he could 3 or 4 hours straight designing things and I would have to remind him to eat. I knew that if we sent him to school he would not have the freedom to focus on projects like we had seen him do, and I wanted to make sure he had that freedom to feel free to design to his hearts content whenever the inspiration hit him. normally, I personally believe its almost instinct for kids to love learning and given the resources they will take it upon themselves to devour information and understand the world around them. :)At the beginning, I used to fret about whether my son was on track but then after a video i watched I started letting him have more freedom to learn what he wanted to learn and I have been thoroughly impressed with the amount of information he has picked up on his own -- with me acting more like a mentor and less like a teacher.
In the beginning, I used to be the one to find him educational resources but over time after having been encouraged by the experiment that Sugata Mitra did in India, I started letting Eagle explore and find his own favorite resources. He started finding educational resources of all sorts on his own that he has enjoyed learning from.
But if you do decide to homeschool your own kids, (or even if you don't) be prepared to TALK A LOT with your kid and to ASK QUESTIONS and to SHARE A PASSION AND LOVE FOR LEARNING HOW THE MIND WORK AND HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS.. and for imparting the idea of THINKING and QUESTIONING and RESEARCHING answers. And in todays world of the internet, you will also need to make sure to be able to discuss with them some about data anyalysis and being able to sort information from MISinformation
these videos I found in March 2018 https://www.ted.com/speakers/sir_ken_robinson on creativity summed up for me one of the reasons why we started homeschooling in the first place. Because even as young as 3 years old, when kiddo started designing something he would get superfocused and have INCREDIBLE attention span on whatever it was he was working on and he could 3 or 4 hours straight designing things and I would have to remind him to eat. I knew that if we sent him to school he would not have the freedom to focus on projects like we had seen him do, and I wanted to make sure he had that freedom to feel free to design to his hearts content whenever the inspiration hit him. normally, I personally believe its almost instinct for kids to love learning and given the resources they will take it upon themselves to devour information and understand the world around them. :)At the beginning, I used to fret about whether my son was on track but then after a video i watched I started letting him have more freedom to learn what he wanted to learn and I have been thoroughly impressed with the amount of information he has picked up on his own -- with me acting more like a mentor and less like a teacher.
In the beginning, I used to be the one to find him educational resources but over time after having been encouraged by the experiment that Sugata Mitra did in India, I started letting Eagle explore and find his own favorite resources. He started finding educational resources of all sorts on his own that he has enjoyed learning from.
Here is the set of video links I watched about this experiment that Sugata Mitra did with the group of kids in India who had never even heard of a computer; but after getting access to one, they SELF taught themselves English and science: its truly inspirational and amazing what kids will do on their own if just given the resources :)
Www.Ted.com/speakers/sugata_mitra (Sugata Mitra not Sutra) I think the one I watched is "The child-driven education" start with that one :)
Www.Ted.com/speakers/sugata_mitra (Sugata Mitra not Sutra) I think the one I watched is "The child-driven education" start with that one :)
Since watching those videos years ago, ive been truly impressed with our son on the computer.. i act like the "grandmother" or "mentor" in the video and we spend hours talking about whatever he wants to talk about throughout the day. Often he might not bring up what he watches immediately, but after a few weeks, when he does he bring up something he had watched earlier, he asks such thought provoking questions I am often left in awe
IF I no longer necessarily know the answer to something, we try to figure it out together. Or after discussing something, it might inspire him to look up even more.. The important thing, regardless of whether you are homeschooling or not, is to make sure you child knows he/she is not alone in this journey. That you are there available supporting them and encouraging them and accepting and appreciating them all along the way.
But if you do decide to homeschool your own kids, (or even if you don't) be prepared to TALK A LOT with your kid and to ASK QUESTIONS and to SHARE A PASSION AND LOVE FOR LEARNING HOW THE MIND WORK AND HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS.. and for imparting the idea of THINKING and QUESTIONING and RESEARCHING answers. And in todays world of the internet, you will also need to make sure to be able to discuss with them some about data anyalysis and being able to sort information from MISinformation
IF you are thinking of homeschooling but are uncertain.. Please discuss with your child. To homeschool, you MUST be willing to work with your child and to listen to what works best for them. Every homeschooling parent I have talked to who has multiple kids has reminded me how every child is quite different from another and what works for one child chances are might not work for another child. You will need to collaborate WITH YOUR CHILD to see what works best for you and what works best for them.
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If you would like to know some statistics the NHERI site has done lots of research on and about homeschooling:
If you would like to know some statistics the NHERI site has done lots of research on and about homeschooling:
http://www.nheri.org/research/research-facts-on-homeschooling.html
There are millions of way to homeschool, ( from traditional to eclectic, from University style to Unschooling, from Montessori based to Waldorf based to Technological basesd) but no matter what route you might do, remember the key is to Encourage the Joy and Fun kids naturally have at Learning.
It saddened my son when he encountered a second grader friend who had already lost the joy for learning and refused to do any activity with him if it meant he would be "learning" something .
Don't let that happen to your kid.. And IF it has, get involved in learning as many kinds of communication and learning techniques out there..
Don't let that happen to your kid.. And IF it has, get involved in learning as many kinds of communication and learning techniques out there..
but however you wish to raise your kids, PLEASE PLEASE LEARN & PRACTICE Active Listening!
Please also learn about Non-Violent Communication,
& learn about H. Stephen Glenn's Research about Developing Capable Young People and learn about the importance of Emotional Awareness.
We appreciate it ..
Thank you, from Krin & Eagle
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This post was written on 10OCT2018
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