I just read last night that the average vocabulary consisted of 55,000 words thirty years ago. Today, the average person's vocabulary contains only 15,000. That stresses to me the importance of reading and making quality material available to our kids...and ourselves!
In this article by Phil Cooke, he gives lots of helpful thoughts and ideas on creating a great library. Check it out!
Jul 9, 2007
Are you a highly-Successful Person?
Use this printable checklist to find out! I think this would be a great tool to use with our teens as well.
Other resources from Steven Covey:
Other resources from Steven Covey:
Time management...or Energy management?
I enjoyed this article on "time management" by H. Wallace Goddard. I'm not familiar with this man, but his words rang true for me...
My experience may be unusual, but I would argue that my productivity relates much more to my willingness to run errands for God than my skill at planning my priorities and scheduling them wisely. It doesn’t even relate to resisting the tyranny of the urgent. It relates to my willingness to do God’s bidding.
Energy Management
So I believe that our effectiveness relates far more to our energy management than our time management. In my view, most of us do not fail because we lack a plan as much as because we don’t have the energy to do what we feel we must do.
So I propose some simple rules of energy management...
Read rest of article here:
My experience may be unusual, but I would argue that my productivity relates much more to my willingness to run errands for God than my skill at planning my priorities and scheduling them wisely. It doesn’t even relate to resisting the tyranny of the urgent. It relates to my willingness to do God’s bidding.
Energy Management
So I believe that our effectiveness relates far more to our energy management than our time management. In my view, most of us do not fail because we lack a plan as much as because we don’t have the energy to do what we feel we must do.
So I propose some simple rules of energy management...
Read rest of article here:
Jul 2, 2007
Food for the Mind--and getting your kids to eat it!
"A home is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the soul."
Margaret Fuller
This quote sums up one of our main goals as parents and homeschoolers--to provide fuel for the fire of curiosity and for learning. Many times, the best thing I could do for my kids was introduce an idea. Sometimes in the form of a book or video; sometimes in a suggestion or observation. Then my job was to stand back and let the wind of inspiration (and the Holy Spirit) do its work.
I can tell you, this works! The secret to inspiring your child's natural curiosity and fanning the flame of their natural gifting is to have a hands-off approach. You must trust God and your child to take hold of the idea and run it with it! The difference between saying, "You will read this book on Gooey Science Experiments you can eat" and putting it on the table with a casual "this looked gross, but maybe you'll like it."
I challenge you today, to practice stirring the embers of your child's interests in a subtler, gentler way and see what happens.
Margaret Fuller
This quote sums up one of our main goals as parents and homeschoolers--to provide fuel for the fire of curiosity and for learning. Many times, the best thing I could do for my kids was introduce an idea. Sometimes in the form of a book or video; sometimes in a suggestion or observation. Then my job was to stand back and let the wind of inspiration (and the Holy Spirit) do its work.
I can tell you, this works! The secret to inspiring your child's natural curiosity and fanning the flame of their natural gifting is to have a hands-off approach. You must trust God and your child to take hold of the idea and run it with it! The difference between saying, "You will read this book on Gooey Science Experiments you can eat" and putting it on the table with a casual "this looked gross, but maybe you'll like it."
I challenge you today, to practice stirring the embers of your child's interests in a subtler, gentler way and see what happens.
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