I have seen this particular meme floating around the blogosphere.  I thought it looked interesting, but the thought didn't amount to much of anything.  When my friend, Laura from Our World is Our Classroom posted a blog entry on the 123 Meme, I knew I wanted to participate. 

Here are the instructions:

• Pick the nearest book of 123 pages or more
• Find Page 123
• Find the first 5 sentences
• Post the next 3 sentences
• Tag 5 people

As usual, I have more than 1 book sitting on my nightstand...can anyone relate?  So, I will share from 2 books that I am currently reading.

The first one is a book called Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World, Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child.  This book discusses the danger in your child being taught in only one method (traditional, logical, pen and paper, quizzes, tests, flash cards, etc...) and gives suggestions for thinking (and teaching) outside the box a bit.  Here is an excerpt from page 123 where the author is discussing the fact that the traditional methods of teaching math bypass the right-brained child's greatest strength--the ability to access and hold images.

" Flash cards, it turns out, are fine if you take the "flash" out of them.  They're visual, which helps kids with a right-brained learning style, but they're a nightmare for ADD kids because they demand quick processing, which is not congruent with their learning style.  Rush a visual learner and he's out of his game."

I don't know about you, but this is extremely helpful for me.  It is difficult to teach your child in one method, not receive the desired results and find out that it's not going to happen unless they are able to "see" what you are trying to teach.  And with some children, we need to see the world from their perspective, before we are able to effectively teach them.

The second one that I want to quote is from a book that I received this past weekend at a homeschool conference.  The book is called, I Miss My Time With You, and is written by Elizabeth Franklin.  She shares her thoughts on the importance of making our relationship with God an essential part of our life.  Here is an excerpt from this book:

"He wants you to know Him intimately.  Don't allow anything to stand in the way of a living, precious, intimate, "in love with God' kind of relationship.  That's what He wants with you."

I haven't read this book, so I can't speak for it's entirety just yet, but as for this excerpt, I can say a definite "Amen!"  I think we too often get caught up in the daily pressures of all that we "need" to do, or so we think, and miss what is essential to our life.  If we don't have that intimate relationship with God, how do we think we are going to be able to handle the pressures that come our way? 

So, that is my contribution to this meme....I hope it was encouraging to you.  Now, let the tagging begin.

guitardylan
JacqueDixonSoulRestES
WriteInJoy
RaesFamily
pianosteve


Have a beautiful day!
Christy