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Jan. 23, 2008
Tips From Our Meeting
Okay, I am not a good note taker. I rely on what is left of my brain to remember what I need to remember. That is a dangerous thing, but I will attempt to recall what our wonderful guest shared with us last week. Any of the gals who attended are more than welcome to add your two cents to the comments section.
She began the evening sharing from her childhood about when her mother home schooled her. They were missionaries in Brazil, so opportunities for school were mainly what they made them. Being missionaries, they had the opportunity to use everything around them to educate. She encouraged us to utilize everything at our disposal to teach. Not to get "bogged down" by curriculum. Raising her children, they learned quite a bit of their science while working on their family farm. She brought a goat skin that my friend had skinned when she was growing up.
She reminded us that we are all made differently. She split our group into four sections. She described four different types of people: The drivers, the list makers, the social people and the laid-back bunch. This, of course, is my interpretation. She was much more eloquent when she described it. We were given the assignment of coming up with ideas for next years meetings. The ideas fit our personalities so well (not to mention that I got a lot of new ideas).
She helped us to realize that we should not be intimidated because the school system says they are "qualified" to teach. The qualification that we have is that we love our children. She realized this when she sent her first to school and saw the Kindergarten class simulating the home in the classroom.
One of the neatest things that she stressed was rather than focusing on your child's achievements, focus on their character. Use everything that happens to train character into your children. Be sure that they know and understand what each character trait is and what it means. They will not understand the need to persevere if they to not know what the word means.
So how did I do, ladies? For those of you who were there, did I hit everything? What did you take home from last week's meeting? Given the fact that everyone hears what God opens their ears to hear, you may have been at a different meeting than I was. Share what you learned!! |
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Posted by Anonymous 
Jan. 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Karen