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Have you ever planned and organized a seemingly awesome field trip for your kids only to be disappointed in how little they paid attention, how boring it was, or how they behaved? Did the field trip feel like a failure? Whether you attend regular field trips with your local homeschool group or you plan them [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne Impudence Impudence is largely due to, (1) lack of perception: (2) bad example and suggestion; and (3) a double standard of morality. Lack of Perception (1) In the first place, too much must not be expected of the young savages in the nursery. Remember that the [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne Positive Commands As we shall see in the next section, Froebel meets this difficulty by substituting positive commands for prohibitions; that is, he tells the child to do instead of telling him not to do. Tiedemann says that example is the first great evolutionary teacher, and liberty is [...]
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This is the second article in the series. To read from the beginning go to part 1. Disobedience When the will is rightly trained, disobedience is a fault that rarely appears, because, of course, where obedience is seldom required, it is seldom refused. The child needs to obey—that is true; but so does his mother [...]
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From Study of Child Life by Marion Foster Washburne comes another wonderful treatise- this time pertaining to child discipline. This will be an article series so stay tuned! ———————————————– The child born of perfect parents, brought up perfectly, in a perfect environment, would probably have no faults. Even such a child, however, would be at [...]
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How I Learned is an autobiography that began in a series of blog posts on Shamus’ blog Twenty Sided. It is the story of one boy who struggled through the education system because it didn’t understand him. From the preface to the book: If you ever sat in a classroom and felt like the entire system [...]
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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler Last week while we were on vacation I became fascinated with the coloring book I had bought for my daughters to do in the car. The book was full of [...]
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Humans have a historically documented fascination with dice. They are the oldest game implements known to man. From “casting lots” in the Bible to backgammon in Ancient Iran, dice games have been around as long as recorded history. It is no wonder that these simple formed shapes keep the attention of children. Kids love hands-on [...]
Read More →If you are reading this, you already know how effective edutainment is. Yes, edutainment (aka infotainment) includes activities which educate, inform and entertainment people. When infotainment is created for children, it usually takes shape of educational toys. Making the right choice of educational toys for toddlers (children 8 to 36 months of age) can be [...]
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The words “field trip” are used by traditional educators to mean a learning experience that occurs outside the classroom (ie- the field). For homeschoolers, the world is our classroom. So, the next time you are thinking about scheduling field trips, try thinking of other ways you can learn incognito. Most field trips that I have been on include quiet [...]
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Do you own an e-reader? When I first got my Nook I planned on using it for casual reading. I downloaded many of the free classics on Barnes & Noble. Eventually I came to realize that I could store my pdf cookbooks and crochet patterns for trips and quick reference. It took my children bugging [...]
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Homeschooling can be burdensome, stressful, and busy. Oftentimes we get caught up in the implementation of the curriculum and forget the most important aspects of our job as homeschoolers and mothers. These tips are not meant to be judgmental or condescending. They are reminders that we all need from time to time. 1. Be polite [...]
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