Chapter 13 is about Discovery Studies and helping your child move into independent learning. The purpose of Discovery Studies is to provide methods of learning that allow and encourage our children to begin to direct their own learning experiences, to build confidence in gaining knowledge and insight, and to learn the freedom and fulfillment of discovery. pg. 243 Discovery…
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Seasons of a Mother’s Heart ~ Chapter 8
I’m linking up with Home with the Boys and reading Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson. Here are some of my favorite quotes from this chapter: God never insists on our obedience. (Oswald Chambers) pg, 150 I had judged myself guilty by someone else’s standard. pg. 154 … I worry that the freedom…
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 12
We’re in Chapter 12 and talking about discussion studies this week. In some ways, the WholeHearted Learning model is a picture of the natural process of growth and maturation of a child – from dependance (parent-directed in childhood) to interdependance (family-centered in young adulthood) to independence (self-directed in adulthood). pg. 211 This chapter is full…
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 9
We’re in chapter 9 this week and discussing the WholeHearted Youth. I still have little ones, so I don’t have much in the way of commentary on this chapter. I hope those who have older children will share their wisdom. Here are some of the best quotes from this chapter: Your children won’t remember all…
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 8
This week we’re reading Chapter 8 which is about personality and learning styles. In all my years of schooling and working in the church world, I’ve taken plenty of personality tests. I very much appreciate how the Clarksons boiled the classifications down to essentials and used accessible language. We are first and foremost persons, eternally…