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Where Fascination Leads
Do a small child’s fears and fascinations have something to do with a uniqueness he’s trying to live out, a sort of “acorn” of destiny? Continue reading
Posted in challenges, early education, home, interests, memory, mothering, parenting, play, success, trauma
Tagged baby trauma, challenges, child's play is work, childhood obsessions, children's interests, easing child's fears, fear leads to fascination, interests, mothering, parenting, stress and success
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Respecting A Child’s Urge To Discover
Trust that kids can innovate and learn. Find out just how capable they can be. Continue reading
Posted in challenges, early education, global, homeschooling, imagination, independence, learning, parenting, success, technology
Tagged challenges, enthusiastic learners, homeschooling, imagination, independence, innovation, learning, One Laptop Per Child, preserving motivation, self-directed learning, self-education, success, technology
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How To Grant Wishes
Wishes do come true. Here’s a process to make your dreams and the dreams of others become possible. Continue reading
Posted in attention, challenges, collaboration, imagination, interests, selfhood, success
Tagged achieving dreams, attention, challenges, collaboration, dreams, fostering success, goals, imagination, interests, making dreams happen, mutual support to reach goals, selfhood, success, wishes
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We Don’t Need No Age Segregation
I let my teenaged son meet up with middle-aged guys he met online. Here’s why. Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, college, community, interests, learning, role models, stereotypes, success, teens
Tagged collaboration, community, interests, learning, necessary risk, online safety, role models, success, teens
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Educating Too Early
Learning does not necessarily flow from instruction. Especially for preschoolers. Continue reading
Posted in early education, learning, parenting, school, success
Tagged academic pressure, early education, free play, learning, parenting, school
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How Kids Benefit From Chores
Give your kids hands-on responsibilities at an early age if you want to promote skills, learning, impulse control, and success in adulthood. Continue reading
Without (or Beyond) College: 22 Tools For Success
22 resources to help you create the life of your dreams, with or without college. Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, college, learning, school, success, teens
Tagged collaboration, college, learning, success, teens
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Successful Teen Homeschooling: Two Vital Factors
Do you know what two elements are essential for homeschooling teens? Continue reading
Posted in challenges, family, homeschooling, interests, parenting, selfhood, success, teens
Tagged challenges, homeschooling teens, interests, meaningful work, responsibility
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Better Test Scores Don’t Lead To Success
Higher test scores DON’T lead to greater success for individual students. Better test scores also DON’T lead to greater success in global competitiveness. Continue reading
Posted in college, global, learning, school, success
Tagged global, global scores irrelevant, learning, NCLB, school, scores useless, success, success not tests, tests meaningless
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How The “10,000 Hour” Rule Can Benefit Any Child
10,000 hours for Big Time Success is a rule that benefits homeschoolers and self-directed learners, even if they don’t spend those hours in any one field. Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, learning, selfhood, success, teens
Tagged 000 hour children, 000 hour rule, 000 hour success, 000 hours, 10, homeschooling, homeschooling 10, learning, mastery, selfhood, success
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