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LLMom
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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 1:50pm \| IP Logged

Julie at Bravewriter has a series of posts up this month on developing your family style or method. Thought I would share. It is really good.

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Posted: Dec 17 2009 at 2:24pm \| IP Logged

Julie has lots of good ideas. I implemented her "movie day" into our homeschool week and it has been very successful - a real life saver sometimes too!

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 8:33am \| IP Logged

What a wonderful suggestion! I am but on the cusp of structuring, scheduling, thinking, then destructuring, descheduing, and doing some more thinking. My kids are young so knowing what works, and what doesn't work, is still to be discovered.

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Posted: Dec 18 2009 at 2:51pm \| IP Logged

I think this is interesting. For 8 years we have been homeschooling, and while I don't think I've changed my "style" I do feel like I'm still discovering what it actually is. This year we're floundering no matter what I try and I think I'm going to take Julie's questions to prayer and really try to figure out what we would benefit from most as far as our homeschool style.

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Posted: Dec 19 2009 at 6:33am \| IP Logged

I'm still not sure what my style is - thanks for letting us know about this!

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Posted: Dec 19 2009 at 5:28pm \| IP Logged

This quote particularly struck me:

"The point is, get everyone on the same page acknowledging what they need/want while at the same time sharing what you need/want. The reason so many learning systems fail is that they either major on what the parent wants (often overriding a child�s natural learning style, leading to resentment and tedium) or they focus on accommodating a child�s learning style (meanwhile the mom feels like she�s constantly revising her expectations� until she panics and cracks!). Every homeschool must take each person into account to be successful."

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