Well, am I going to have fun tomorrow. Twelve teens, in an occupational education class in a homeschool co-op, are going to experience life with me for an hour! Heh heh heh. My topic? Learning Styles. My tools? A spinning wheel, headphones, koosh balls, rubber ducks, a magnifying glass, dark chocolate, slices of lime, apricots, roasted peanuts, a cowboy hat, a Sherlock Holmes hat, a knitted cap, a beret, Scrabble, a guitar, binoculars. . . and the list goes on. We are going to have so much fun learning how God wired us!!! Wish you could all be there. Blessings! Diana
Tina, sorry to be so late in responding. . . You know, we live out near Seattle, and we had to drive in Seattle traffic to get to the homeschool co-op. We gave ourselves and hour and a half to drive what normally takes us about 40 minutes - and we were late!!! So, the students and teacher (who had been in contact with me via cell phone) were waiting as we pulled in, and started grabbing baskets of stuff, spinning wheel, etc. I dashed into the classroom, and there were about 15 moms sitting in the back of the room waiting. . . while their teenagers sat around tables watching me. I was 20 minutes late by the time I got to the room!!! But, on with the show. . . So, we zipped through all kinds of wild experiences - like tasting slices of lime, peanuts, dark chocolate, and candy (all at 9:30 a.m.), and volunteering to wear strange hats in order to represent each of the 8 intelligences. It was fun, though the students looked a little dazed by the time it was through. It was probably the limes. . . :o)
Extremely happily married since 1979, Bill and Diana Waring home schooled their three children for more than twenty years. The Waring kids were the proving grounds for all the precepts, concepts, and encouragements Bill and Diana teach--the real-life examples of the wonders of home schooling! Now, new grandparents and somewhat empty nesters, Bill & Diana travel all over the world to share the joys of loving learning, honoring one another in the family, and enjoying the journey.
• Oct. 23, 2006 - intriguing!
In His love,
Tina in AL