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You cannot successfully choose a curriculum for your family if you don't understand the various learning styles (and your own teaching style) at play... We don't all learn in the same way and one of the joys of Home Education is that we can adapt our learning so that it works for everyone concerned! Because families are made up of various types of learners no two families will have the same approach and goals. Therefor what works for one family will not neccessarily work for another. The reason information on learning styles is shared, is to assist you in understanding this and helping you choose an approach that might work for YOU!
Your child is made in God’s image. He is a spirit, living in a body
and has a soul (will, intellect & emotions). You should recognize and
respect your child’s uniqueness and meet his needs in all these realms when
homeschooling. It should become a lifestyle that hits a balance between, head,
heart and hand.
Your
child is a whole person (not an empty vessel) with a purpose and desire to learn (curiosity). The poet WB Yeats wrote: “ Education is not the
filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire” Your child is a
(unique) bundle of dynamite sticks! You just need to help him unravel the
various fuses and set them alight one by one! A teacher teaches but a learner
LEARNS! Often the characteristics and behaviors that annoy us most about our children will be the qualities that make them successful as adults.
The
quality of relationship you have with each child will determine the
effectiveness of techniques you use . If you have cultivated a loving and
healthy relationship, they will care very much about preserving it. Even a
strong willed child responds more to love and genuine kindness than to
creative, flashy methods and approaches!
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What motivates us to learn? 1) When we are inwardly driven (curious or motivated due to an interest)
e.g. John Holt fiddling and children copying and experimenting. 2) Have something to hook the information on (results in long term
retention) e.g. a unit study of rocks leads to an understanding of organic
chemistry. 3) It’s fun (the method capitalizes on our strengths e.g. DO 5 verbs,
FETCH 5 nouns for a kinesthetic learner) 4) There is a purpose
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