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Yearly Archives: 2011

by Debra Bell, The Science of Learning

The Independent Learner: Tip No.1

July 20, 2011

Give them a choice… When are you most motivated? I’ll bet you find yourself more motivated to complete tasks you’ve chosen, rather than those tasks someone else requires of you. ( Think: reading the book you brought home from the library vs. doing your income taxes, for instance.) Why is that?  We have a will Read More...

by Debra Bell, The Science of Learning

The Independent Learner: Tip No. 2

July 25, 2011

Build on their interests…  I want to pick up where I left off last post — If you want to raise an independent learner, then build your program around your child’s interests. Independent learners are intrinsically motivated to learn. And interest is the fuel of that intrinsic motivation. You want to keep that fuel in abundant Read More...

High School, Homeschool For Success

Four Year Plan +1 for High School @ Home

April 26, 2011

In the Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens, Chapter 12,  I write about the necessity of laying out a tentative schedule of coursework and tasks for high school at the beginning of  8th grade.  That’s for those of you with foresight.  ( I didn’t gain that until my third child.) The benefit of the plan is to make Read More...

Planning

Two-Fold Purpose of the Ultimate Homeschool Planning System (UHPS)

August 8, 2011

I love homeschool moms.  I love their passion, their resourcefulness and love for their families. But now with the luxury of viewing homeschooling through the rear view mirror, I can see a couple of sore spots that contribute to our exhaustion and occasional loss of vision. We are more aware of our own shortcomings in our Read More...