What is the Matter with Memory?Source file: Memory.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-09-21 20:06:00Modified: 2018-01-22 21:29:00 What is the Matter with Memory? There has been a movement in modern education against memory. An idea that memorizing facts is entirely irrelevant and not necessary to a complete education. We are told it is more important to practice problem-solving…
There are many who are quite passionate about the answer to this question, and both side can be argued and proven as best with research cited, and whole books written in support of one or the other. Reading many books, defending different answers to this question has led me to believe the question itself is…
What does jumping have to do with genius? Everything. Physical excersise is crucial to brain development. Jumping is an easy, fun, and quick way to get your kids up out of their seat and moving, whether you hand them or rope or teach them leapfrog. In a world of sedentary activity we also seem to…
Dear Fellow Steemians,Source file: Dear_Fellow_Steemians.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-08-30 22:15:00Modified: 2017-09-21 21:00:00 Dear Fellow Steemians, How is it that the human spirit can find the ability to distill its essence into just a few words of introduction? What is it that makes some introductory posts engaging until the end where as others seem to drone on…
The Ancient Greek’s believed there were four aspects to education. These were: Music, Gymnastics, Mathematics, and Dialectics. Source file: Post_6_How_the_Ancient_Greeks_Educated.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-08-30 20:35:00Modified: 2017-09-25 21:25:00 The Ancient Greek’s believed there were four aspects to education. These were: Music, Gymnastics, Mathematics, and Dialectics. Plato saw the human person as having three parts, appetitive, spirited and…
We often jump into homeschooling with two feet and not much else. A few people may have put in long hours of pre-study and know going in exactly how everything is going to proceed. Except, it often does not go according to their well laid plans. Homeschooling, like the rest of life, is full of…
FOOD So many of life’s essential questions can be answered by this one word, and the educational philosophies behind different styles of homeschooling are no different. What you believe about food reveals how you feel about parenting, and educating our children is just a piece of the parenting pie. How do you feed your kids?…
One Simple Trick to Find Your Homeschooling StyleSource file: Post_1_One_simple_trick_to_find_your_homeschooling_style__edited_food_article.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-08-05 16:38:00Modified: 2017-08-09 16:12:00 One Simple Trick to Find Your Homeschooling Style FOOD So many of life’s essential questions can be answered by this one word, and the educational philosophies behind different styles of homeschooling are no different. What you believe about food…
Can You Jump Into Genius? Scienctists have know for some time that intelligence is not fixed at birth. Yet the idea that some kids are smart and some slow is still pervasive in how we think about kids. The truth is, some kids do learn faster than others, but that does not have to be…
Why and How to create your homeschool vision statementSource file: Post_2_Vision_Statement.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-01-30 21:29:00Modified: 2017-08-10 20:24:00 Why and How to create your homeschool vision statement We often jump into homeschooling with two feet and not much else. A few people may have put in long hours of pre-study and know going in exactly how…