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This week we’re talking about Discretionary Studies. My friend Michelle from Greek Roots in American Soil and Director of Marketing for Apologia is sharing this week about how she handled discretionary studies in her home. I am so excited to be writing about Chapter 14 in Educating the WholeHearted Child!! We are definitely a family…
Educating the Wholehearted Child
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 13
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…
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 11
This week we’re talking about chapter 11 and the disciplined studies – how to homeschool the basic subjects. There is simply no learning apart from the foundational skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. pg. 193 The basics are the “three R’s” – reading, writing, and arithmetic. These are the starting point for learning and studying…
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 10
This week, Lauren from Serving From Home is leading the discussion on chapter 10. Head on over to there summary and discussion of the chapter and then come back to link up your blog posts. We made it an early priority to read the Bible to Jonathan. We have a children’s bible that has been read…