| One of the great benefits to homeschooling is the | | | | done through discovery. When a child goes |
| flexibility that you have as a parent. Each family | | | | through the process of discovery the learning |
| can literally choose the homeschool curriculum or | | | | experience immediately becomes part of the |
| educational experience that best suits their own | | | | world around them and this also makes for much |
| family values, philosophy, and schedule. Then this | | | | better retention. This is not to say that you would |
| approach can be adjusted as the family's needs | | | | just turn you child lose and say "ok... go learn |
| may change. | | | | something." Rather what you want to take a look |
| Probably one of the most interesting dynamics | | | | at is perhaps seeing yourself less as a 'teacher' |
| that we discovered when we first began teaching | | | | and more as a .... Well... learning coach or learning |
| our children at home was the difference between | | | | agent. |
| teaching and learning and how children learn best. | | | | Teach you child from a perspective that you are |
| The word teaching conjures up and image of | | | | there to get your child excited about learning and |
| someone imparting knowledge to someone else | | | | learning how to learn. Not just merely imparting to |
| who is then readily absorbing such nuggets of | | | | your child one nugget of wisdom after another. |
| wisdom and take on the world. At first, in all | | | | Encourage you child to discover. And set up |
| honesty this probably best described our | | | | environments where discoveries are possible. |
| approach. So much to do with so little time. I'll | | | | Explore with your child as the child learns new |
| teach you absorb. Not to diminish the vast | | | | thing and explores new avenues to learning. |
| reservoir of knowledge that we as parents can | | | | Genuine learning breeds motivation and motivation |
| readily impart to our kids, but do they learn? We | | | | leads to learning. |
| discovered that many were the times that said | | | | Think of yourself as your child's learning and |
| knowledge was not necessarily readily received | | | | discovery coach, and teaching you child will |
| by our kids. | | | | become much more fruitful. |
| Genuine learning takes place in children when it is | | | | |