tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post2725775958925996297..comments2024-03-23T10:06:16.055+00:00Comments on An Ordinary Life : Reasons to home educate No. 3Lisa Gwinnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-91812017620474326682014-02-07T17:17:14.857+00:002014-02-07T17:17:14.857+00:00What a truly lovely post - and I'm not just sa...What a truly lovely post - and I'm not just saying that because I'm in it! It outlines so perfectly the many reasons why home education works so very well. But thank you for the lovely endorsement! :) xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-45242212625313949902012-03-19T23:07:12.441+00:002012-03-19T23:07:12.441+00:00That has grown through the years. When we were at...That has grown through the years. When we were at the beginning I did keep worry that I wasn't teaching C enough. (Turns out she was at least 2 years ahead of her schooled peers) <br /><br />Now I'm doing the same with the younger ones I just go with the flow (if they're not in the mood it doesn't matter there's always tomorrow). I think most naturally get to the point where what they are learning is more obvious to us adults xLisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-40906992320218806612012-03-19T20:02:57.791+00:002012-03-19T20:02:57.791+00:00and what is really brilliant is how you are so com...and what is really brilliant is how you are so comfortable with their learning styles - I still struggle with the fact that it is not my youngest that needs the most attention as it seems so counter intuitive but it is the case and better to feel it than fight it.Katie Pybushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976018380275089801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-49861786333272422042012-03-18T13:57:17.125+00:002012-03-18T13:57:17.125+00:00Indeed, why waste a whole day struggling. I think...Indeed, why waste a whole day struggling. I think a lot of people in this world have forgotten that learning should be fun. People of all ages learn a whole heap quicker that way :) xLisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-72149159984319392472012-03-18T13:55:31.489+00:002012-03-18T13:55:31.489+00:00Katie I remember reading that. A brilliant way of...Katie I remember reading that. A brilliant way of looking at it, you are right. I too think children learn a lot from just enjoying their childhood x<br /><br />I think sometimes we don't always see when children are learning. Really they are learning most of the day; it's just not so obvious sometimes. xLisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-61387077609853240742012-03-18T06:41:34.061+00:002012-03-18T06:41:34.061+00:00My girls all learn best first thing in the morning...My girls all learn best first thing in the morning. They will use that knowledge to set whatever it is they want to learn in hard and fast, then coast for the rest of the day doing whatever it is they want to do.<br />One of the best skills we believe you can hand a child is the knowledge of how best to utilise their learning capacity to their own advantage. xhigglepea home edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494424123662638376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-24381548566469498302012-03-17T15:35:16.079+00:002012-03-17T15:35:16.079+00:00Around a year ago I wrote on my blog "So for ...Around a year ago I wrote on my blog "So for us it is about being in control, not of our children, but of our lives and having the freedom to seize the moments. Ten minutes with an interested child is more beneficial than a whole day with someone who is not listening. They don't stop painting because the bells goes, they stop because they have finished. "<br /><br />For me it is about being positive about life, doing what we like to do (most of the time) rather than wasting hours of precious childhood being taught things that we will not need to know!!Katie Pybushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976018380275089801noreply@blogger.com