by Sarah Major, M.Ed

As is often the case when we discuss people in terms of classification, we tend to over generalize and label people. This is certainly the case when discussing right- or left-brain dominance. I would love to have a dime for every time I’ve heard someone say, “I’m right brained” or “I’m left brained.” A picture flashes into my head of a hemisphere in the brain running around on little legs and bare feet.

by Sarah Major, M.Ed

We parents can have a pretty linear view of our children’s ability to perform well in school. We tend to speak about children as “smart” or “struggling” or “learning disabled.” The problem with this view of children’s scholastic ability is that there is room for a whole lot of error—of mis-labeling children—and when we have subconsciously determined what group a child falls into, it might not occur to us to make the effort to find out what exactly is causing a lack of success.

by Sarah Major, M.Ed

As homeschooling parents, you have the privilege of teaching your children in a way that meets the needs of each without having the limitations many public school teachers face. One good way to ensure your children get the most out of their learning time is to determine which learning styles come most naturally to them and then tailor your teaching methods to reflect this.

In The Way They Learn, Cynthia Tobias states:

by Sarah Major, M.Ed

by Oliver DeMille

The secret of any great education is love of learning. Note that the phrase here is love of “learning,” not love of “schooling,” or love of “education.” Learning should be the focus of schools and education, but this is not always the case. Many schools and educational institutions have become big business, and indeed modern regulatory complexity has forced most schools to put business above learning. This is a disaster for education and the future of our society.

by Sarah Major, M.Ed

Some learners can hear a lesson and follow it with study, review, and practice until they seemingly have it forever in long term memory. Other children (and there are many of them) may hear the very same lesson, be just as smart as the others, but remain unable to store the concept in their long term memory despite all the cramming and reviewing.

by Steven David Horwich

Homeschool isn’t “school”.  Homeschoolers are not bound to use the same techniques, ideas, schedules, or the same anything that schools use.  Though we often have “requirements” to meet that are established by the state, the homeschool situation is generally far more open to the direct needs of the student and teacher.  At least, it can be.

by Dr. Jeremy Fritz

A child views the world through the magnificent brain.

by Rachel DeMille

It’s hard being little. I remember keenly wanting to fit in with all the older people around me. I was the youngest of six kids—and quite a bit younger, at that. The closest in age was four years older, and they went up from there to about 11 years older. No matter how old I was, I was still the baby. (Still am!)

by Sarah Major, M.Ed

Is your child always on the move? Does he find sitting still for long periods of time difficult and loves to make things with his hands? If these are true of your child, likely you have an active learner on your hands who will learn to read most easily through non-traditional methods.