Comments on: Teach What You Know http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/ Fatherhood and natural parenting from the perspective of a tree-hugging dirt worshipper Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Meryl van der Merwe http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/#comment-8770 Meryl van der Merwe Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:19:09 +0000 http://naturalpapa.com/?p=285#comment-8770 I homeschool, and although you do need 'curriculum' as they get older I do agree natural teaching and learning is most effective. In our home we use what is happening in the news to discuss economics and politics and geography. I have taught my kids finance skills by letting them work out our monthly budget and do the shopping. And my boys have worked alongside my husband he has done various projects round the house. The result has been that the kids retain what they learn as they learn in a 'real' environment, and they enjoy learning. .-= Meryl van der Merwe´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/teach-geography" rel="nofollow">So - you want to Teach your Kids Geography? updated Tue Mar 30 2010 8:24 pm CDT</a> =-. I homeschool, and although you do need ‘curriculum’ as they get older I do agree natural teaching and learning is most effective. In our home we use what is happening in the news to discuss economics and politics and geography. I have taught my kids finance skills by letting them work out our monthly budget and do the shopping. And my boys have worked alongside my husband he has done various projects round the house.

The result has been that the kids retain what they learn as they learn in a ‘real’ environment, and they enjoy learning.
.-= Meryl van der Merwe´s last blog ..So – you want to Teach your Kids Geography? updated Tue Mar 30 2010 8:24 pm CDT =-.

]]> By: Adam http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/#comment-2838 Adam Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:48:30 +0000 http://naturalpapa.com/?p=285#comment-2838 Hi Derek I stumbled across your blog (yes stumbleupon) and it's great. I am excited about teaching my younger ones, as we are planning to homeschool, and I love to learn. And while I don't like to admit I don't know everything :) I realize I won't be their only teacher. They will be able to teach themselves with the proper references, but when I know their interests, I hope to get people in that field to teach my children, real world skills. Either just spending a day with them working, or something similar. In homeschooling it is certainly more exciting looking at the possibilities to learn things in the most fun way, rather than desk and chalkboard all day long. .-= Adam´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NaturalParentingTips/~3/IdzfEGBGHqM/">Halloween History</a> =-. Hi Derek

I stumbled across your blog (yes stumbleupon) and it’s great.

I am excited about teaching my younger ones, as we are planning to homeschool, and I love to learn. And while I don’t like to admit I don’t know everything :) I realize I won’t be their only teacher.

They will be able to teach themselves with the proper references, but when I know their interests, I hope to get people in that field to teach my children, real world skills. Either just spending a day with them working, or something similar.

In homeschooling it is certainly more exciting looking at the possibilities to learn things in the most fun way, rather than desk and chalkboard all day long.
.-= Adam´s last blog ..Halloween History =-.

]]> By: Danny http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/#comment-2389 Danny Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:29 +0000 http://naturalpapa.com/?p=285#comment-2389 I was homeschooled all the way up to high school. My mom did the teaching, did not have a college degree herself, and in speaking with her about the experience, she really did learn right along with us, especially in the phonics/grammer area. It also allows for the teacher-student relationship where you can tailor the learning experience to fit the individual child's learning level and methods. My mom taught my brother and myself very differently, something that's impossible in a school classroom with 20+ kids. I'm a very visual/artistic type, while my brother is very detailed/numbers oriented. (I ended up with a Fine Art degree, he's a Naval Academy grad...) The one thing that I do believe is extremely important is joining a homeschool group with like-minded parents. I think the social interaction is important, but also you get the opportunity to do group activities, field trips, our local boys and girls club even did a homeschool Phys Ed class twice a week. A vast majority of the homeschool groups out there are religious conservatives, so if you don't want that you may have to look a bit harder, but they are out there and you wont regret it. Overall, homeschooling was great, and looking back I wouldn't change it for anything. I was homeschooled all the way up to high school. My mom did the teaching, did not have a college degree herself, and in speaking with her about the experience, she really did learn right along with us, especially in the phonics/grammer area. It also allows for the teacher-student relationship where you can tailor the learning experience to fit the individual child’s learning level and methods. My mom taught my brother and myself very differently, something that’s impossible in a school classroom with 20+ kids. I’m a very visual/artistic type, while my brother is very detailed/numbers oriented. (I ended up with a Fine Art degree, he’s a Naval Academy grad…)

The one thing that I do believe is extremely important is joining a homeschool group with like-minded parents. I think the social interaction is important, but also you get the opportunity to do group activities, field trips, our local boys and girls club even did a homeschool Phys Ed class twice a week. A vast majority of the homeschool groups out there are religious conservatives, so if you don’t want that you may have to look a bit harder, but they are out there and you wont regret it.

Overall, homeschooling was great, and looking back I wouldn’t change it for anything.

]]> By: TwinToddlersDad http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/#comment-107 TwinToddlersDad Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:03:08 +0000 http://naturalpapa.com/?p=285#comment-107 Excellent post! Also, don't forget that in "teaching" you are also "learning" yourself. Cheers Excellent post!
Also, don’t forget that in “teaching” you are also “learning” yourself.
Cheers

]]> By: mg©o http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/teach-what-you-know/#comment-105 mg©o Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:38:47 +0000 http://naturalpapa.com/?p=285#comment-105 agree with you on 'Even if you don’t “homeschool”, you homeschool'. nice entry derek. agree with you on ‘Even if you don’t “homeschool”, you homeschool’. nice entry derek.

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