Unlock the Love of Learning
Two concerns that every home-school parent should address in the area of literature are that 1) children must be exposed to a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction, and 2) they must learn to analyze and evaluate whatever they hear or read. Activities that require children to draw conclusions and support their opinions will make …
We all have to do things we don’t really want to do. So why do we do them? Our answers can help us find ideas for motivating our teens. Like most adults, teens need to know that something is worth their time and effort. Telling them they must get good grades is only motivating to …
Frequently, students are willing to complete academic assignments without too much protest until becoming teenagers. As the work becomes more demanding, it’s likely that earning good grades or pleasing parents isn’t a good enough reason to wade through all that’s required. Frustrated, parents may urge students on with the “good jobs require a good education” …
The high school years should include plenty of opportunities for teens to practice thinking critically. This doesn’t have to mean adding Thinking 101 as an elective, or even adding more books to those already in use. Instead, a simple adjustment can be made to the approach used to cover content in required courses such as …
Minor Adjustments for Major Benefits: Using History to Teach Teens to Think Read More »
Originally published: September 2002 by Clea Stout Fennemore As I’m sure most readers know, this column is normally written by Kathryn Stout, author of the Design-A-Study books and veteran homeschool mom. However, as someone on the receiving end of her methods, she asked me to write a column or two for her to give readers …