As I plan for the upcoming school year, this subject has crossed my mind - -in fact, it's like the author was reading my mind! In this age of "information overload", it's difficult not to just hop on the computer and explain everything to your child - or, at least, make them think that ALL of the answers might lie in the computer...
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I have a tendency to over-educationalize everything, to turn everything into a formal lesson. For some time, I have been wrestling with the value of unanswered questions, simple wonder and how to build a more reflective homeschool. Sometimes, I’ve decided, it is better to experience, to ponder and to be filled with wonder rather than to have immediate access to a deluge of information.
Learning More Deeply by Learning Less — Heart of the Matter Heart of the Matter
1 comment:
I quite agree. I'm thinking of creating a private little notebook for myself to keep in my nightstand drawer. It will be only for recording those moments when I can tell my son got to that "deep" stage of learning. It won't matter for any achievement test or anything at all, except, hopefully, it will cheer me up when I wrestle with whether I've taught enough. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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