Tag Archives: delight-directed learning

nurturing readers

December 11, 2009 – 8:00 pm

A few weeks ago, I’d posted an interview with a 13yo homeschooler (my son), who is now an avid reader, on my blog. I received this comment from a reader, Lindy:
WOW, what a great kid you have there. And you know great kids come from great parents. Good job!!! I am trying really hard to [...]

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bringing good things to life~

November 18, 2008 – 10:20 pm

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is the facilitating of that passion to learn, to build and to creatively express ones self; that desire to grow and to become something great that’s within us all, my own children specifically, manifesting itself in so many various talents. As a parent and my children’s primary [...]

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faith to believe

September 11, 2008 – 1:39 am

My daughter T loves animals, and she enjoys training them as well. She’s specifically fond of horses, birds and dogs, and even more especially the ponies she rides, she and her brother’s ferrets (one of which she’d entered into a 4-H show last year), and our German Shepherd dog, Samson, whom she’s been “training” for [...]

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