tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352096510576317777.post7933696286470003122..comments2023-11-20T15:46:44.600-07:00Comments on Life as a Mother...of Many: Flying Kites: When learning happensAllison Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14919879320875561794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352096510576317777.post-84154285231865120992015-11-13T12:20:36.311-07:002015-11-13T12:20:36.311-07:00Thanks for your post!! This is what we've been...Thanks for your post!! This is what we've been learning recently as well. For my two, any structured learning times result in frustration and very little learning. And the more I try to teach, the more walls they put up, and they start regressing... The more I see what they're into for the day, and encourage them in their pursuits, and give them a peaceful and relaxing environment to explore, the more they want to learn and the more they learn. My youngest loves life like this and is teaching herself how to read, write, draw etc. My oldest, who went to a couple of years of school, where he lost the love of learning, is a bit slower to take off on his own creative path, now. I think he was critiqued so often when his handwriting wasn't what a textbook said his letters should look like, that he gave up trying and didn't believe he was capable of ever learning. Now that he's been away from a textbook environment, as long as I don't pressure him, he'll voluntarily write, etc. But as soon as I pull out a textbook or worksheet, I can see him mentally and physically shut down. It's sad, because before that last year in a private school, he loved to try to write and create things... After that year, he wouldn't pick up a writing utensil without being forced and still doesn't create much with his hands. Hindsight is 20/20, sometimes, isn't it?! Amber Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057176074807616334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352096510576317777.post-23524809858389509432015-02-15T08:50:29.541-07:002015-02-15T08:50:29.541-07:00What a wonderful post! I am just now starting to h...What a wonderful post! I am just now starting to homeschool my two kinders and I totally know what you are saying. The gift of time is so important and so hard to give at times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com