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Role Reversal! Unexpected Lessons from When My Children Taught Me...
© Beverley Paine Well, last week I took the plunge and some interesting things developed. I have found the boys have little tolerance for my learning process.
Comments such as: I've found I like to learn by myself, in my own time, when I'm ready, feel
motivated and confident. I want to call the shots. And I want some help
available, but only when I call for it. I want someone to keep an eye on
me, to wisely share some helpful tips, but without giving me the solutions.
I like to be gently led... I don't want to be rushed. I don't want to be
continually reminded just how much of a novice I am. I want my helper to be
endlessly patient. I want recognition of when I do well: I want them to be
excited about my learning success, just as I am, but not to take the credit As to teaching, well, I am totally surprised to find this huge innate drive
in Thomas to teach.... and to teach in the time honoured way that I have
come to hate - the way teachers teach in school... I had to ask myself: Did
I teach my children like this; did I railroad their learning sensibilities
in this way despite their continual and much maligned resistance. Learning
a skill they have already mastered has given me a taste of my own medicine! We need to move beyond this uncomfortable method of instruction and find solutions that satisfy the both our needs. I'm sure it can be done; just wish I'd worked this out sooner! Had someone told me I would learn so much about the nature of learning and teaching from playing a computer game I wouldn't have believed them. Once again one of my interests has turned into an exploration about the nature of learning, and a topic for homeschooling discussion! Was this article helpful? Was it worth $1.00 to you? Your gift of $1 or more helps to keep this site operating offering encouragement and reassurance to families wanting better outcomes for their children. Beverley Paine with her children, and their home educated children, relaxing at home. Together with the support of my family, my aim is to help parents educate their children in stress-free, nurturing environments. In addition to building and maintaing this website, I continue to create and manage local and national home educating networks, help to organise conferences and camps, as well as write for, edit and produce newsletters, resource directories and magazines. I am an active supporter of national, state, regional and local home education groups.
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and Learning without School! We began educating our children in 1985, when our eldest was five. In truth, we had helped them learn what they need to learn since they were born. I am a passionate advocate of allowing children to learn unhindered by unnecessary stress and competition, meeting developmental needs in ways that suit their individual learning styles and preferences. Ours was a homeschooling, unschooling and natural learning family! There are hundreds of articles on this site to help you build confidence as a home educating family. We hope that your home educating adventure is as satisfying as ours was! Beverley Paine
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