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TeaLady's CM Homeschool
Jan. 19, 2008
Habit = 10 natures
From Home Education p. 100-101 (Charlotte Mason):
"Why Children are incapable of Steady Effort.––Consideration made the reason of the failure plain: there was a warm glow of goodness at the heart of every one of the children, but they were all incapable of steady effort, because they had no strength of will, no power to make themselves do that which they knew they ought to do. Here, no doubt, come in the functions of parents and teachers; they should
be able to make the child do that which he lacks the power to compel himself to. But it were poor training that should keep the child dependent upon personal influence. It is the business of education to find some way of supplementing that weakness of will which is the bane of most of us as well as of the children.
Children should be saved the Effort of Decision.––That the effort of decision is the most exhausting effort of life, has been well said from the pulpit; and if that remain true about ourselves, even when the decision is about trifling matters of going or coming, buying or not buying, it surely is not just to leave the children all the labour of an effort of will whenever they have to choose between the right and the wrong."
In CM terms, it is "effort", for the business-person it is "motivation", and for principle-approachers it is "self-government". What ever you call it, it is of utmost importance to instill this ability to continue at task with an inner-will and not require constant nagging to accomplish the thing at hand. My children do well at accomplishing their 'school-work' without nagging; unfortunately, I have failed greatly in securing that same habit with regard to helping around the house - specifically keeping things tidy.
So, now the more difficult task is to re-train everyone, from Mom to toddler to be in the habit of picking up. This need for habit is in every aspect of life.
-the TeaLady
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Jan. 30, 2008 - Making habits...
Grace and Peace,
Ruth