Comments on: Pass it On

By: Don’t Compete with your Kids

Don’t Compete with your Kids — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:19:16 +0000

[...] get me wrong. Friendly competition is an educational experience. We pass our abilities to our kids by pushing them, defeating them and motivating them. Competition, in that sense, is [...]

By: See a Need, Fill a Need

See a Need, Fill a Need — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:12:35 +0000

[...] you teaching your kids these extra [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:58:46 +0000

wow! 30 years of being a teacher. That’s some serious dedication. I think you and I have similar philosophies on education. It can be done anywhere and it’s all about balance. Nice — oh, and I wish I could cook like your son!

By: BusyDad

BusyDad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:18:13 +0000

Keith, thanks for posting about my post here! What you said about true education is absolutely right. Learning takes place as you live, not only as you sit in a classroom or pore over books. Striking that balance with your kids is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. My mom would agree too. And she's been a teacher for 30 years! .-= BusyDad´s last blog ..Give a boy a cheeseburger and he'll get a Happy Meal toy, teach him how to cook one and you'll get a blog post =-.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:00:33 +0000

Thanks, Andrew. You’re right. One of the main reasons I home school pretty much boils down to me thinking I have more valuable things to pass on to the boys than any teacher could. It’s simply a matter of giving them the best chance to have skills. It might be egotistical of me, but hey, at least it’s honest

By: Andrew Commander

Andrew Commander — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:33:27 +0000

Keith I really like this post

This is why I disagree with homeschooling. I think that parents should be there to teach their kids the other things in life, the things that they actually like doing, because these are the things that kids actually learn in life and remember.

Now I realize why you have chosen homeschooling because you want to teach them your passion for writing!

I enjoyed reading this a lot.

-Andrew Commander

By: Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:00:55 +0000

I think the sad part of formal education is that is often discourages folks from ever wanting to learn, as learning implies narrow, rote memorization-- instead of being equipped to experience life on a whim. .-= Dennis Yu´s last blog ..$250,000 salary making PPC campaigns =-.

By: J Cruikshank

J Cruikshank — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:24:39 +0000

Even knowing how to do the simple things like cooking, washing clothes, or hooking up electronics can save you from needing a mate as opposed to wanting one. I see aged men who can’t wash clothes and sure enough they are recently divorced or widowed.