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I have no kids so take it with a grain of salt, but I think the best way for a kid to learn is by himself. If you can teach a kid to read, instill a thirst for knowledge, and give him the resources he needs to educate himself, he will do well. We are not spoon fed knowledge over the course of our lives. It seems we only spoon feed from k-12 and the rest of the learning is left up to the student. I think this is why so many people fail to grow intellectually over the course of their lives.
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02-17-2012, 06:09 PM
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Looking forward to your book being released Jennifer. It will be an invaluable tool for homeschoolers. Can you tell me how yours might be different from College Without Compromise by Scott & Kris Wightman? Thanks.
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cookderosa Wrote:I think of it like weight loss. It's really only eat less-move more...but that's really not interesting (and it's hard work) so the public devours the latest and greatest gimmick - such is true with homeschool curriculum. (IMO lol)
This is absolutely right, and I've come to the conclusion that this (focus and discipline) are the keys to success, not "intelligence" or creativity or gimmicks. This is proven time and time again in virtually every area I examine. For example, financial advisor Dave Ramsey has the same approach to debt -- "gazelle intensity" focus in a game that is 10% money and 90% behavior. Change the mind, change the behavior, and you change the money. I see the same approach here on this forum, evidenced by people like ryoder and others (e.g. the guy who needed a degree to keep his coaching job last summer) who blow through coursework because they are "gazelle intense."
Someone with average intelligence and superior discipline will usually out-perform someone with "superior" intelligence and only average discipline. School is not rocket science, as evidenced by pretty much everyone around you. I watched two "special ed" kids in 5th grade. The teacher (former Army) decided they had more potential and were being enabled by the system, so he took them aside and helped them and pushed them and held them to higher standards. One was out of "special ed" by the end of the year, the other one slacked and never got out. The teacher held up the one kid publicly in front of the whole class as an example of hard work and dedication.
I'd bet good money that kid never really let himself be held back again, for the rest of his life.
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hahtjh Wrote:Looking forward to your book being released Jennifer. It will be an invaluable tool for homeschoolers. Can you tell me how yours might be different from College Without Compromise by Scott & Kris Wightman? Thanks.
Hahjh, I've not read their book, but I've looked at the summary pages. My book is secular, and it's not about going to college. I'm sure there will be a few common threads though, because good information is just good information 
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Jennifer - I just realized I like your Will Durant quote, but cannot accept doing anything "progressively" I don't even make left turns while driving 
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ryoder Wrote:Jennifer - I just realized I like your Will Durant quote, but cannot accept doing anything "progressively" I don't even make left turns while driving
LOL, well I read it as meaning a gradual (not political) discovery of what you don't know. That kinda sums up how I feel (almost) every time I take a new class. Right now I'm in a bio class at HES and I'm pretty sure that I'm more clueless than when I started lol....cuz now I know what I don't know (or at least I've seen the tip of the iceberg! And it's scary!)
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Congratulations Empress Jennifer! :hurray: Sounds great! Let us know when it is out!
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Awesomenessss  What printing company are you going with?
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PonyGirl93 Wrote:Awesomenessss What printing company are you going with?
Createspace (Amazon.com) for this, but I've also used Trafford for a book I did in the early 90's. When I worked with Trafford, we were NOT in the digital age like we are now, and I think they've been playing catch-up/maybe a bit slow for me. They just don't have the power to market like Amazon does, so it was a no-brainer. Someone else here (I won't name names lol) is also using them and is also having a good experience. Maybe that person will chime in.
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