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Lee Binz

Monday, 04 April 2016

Encouraging Delight Directed Learning

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Encouraging Delight Directed Learning How can you encourage a passion in your child without making it into a school subject? Find a mentor Don't work ahead Follow behindEncourage your child in their interests by finding mentors through clubs and colleges. If your child has an interest in birds, you can search for "ornithology clubs" to find a group, but there are many. You can find mentors by contacting small, friendly colleges for a helpful professor. Ask around at...

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Dear Kim, Here is the reply to your question on a new blog post: http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/help-my-child-isnt-interested-... Read More

Monday, 07 September 2009 16:21

Guest — Kimberely

Hi Lee, What if your 13 year old daughter isn't interested in anything....or so she says. Loves to read but says she's not intere... Read More

Wednesday, 02 September 2009 14:06

Guest — Lee

Hey Kenisha, ART!! Have your student draw pictures of the insects for art class. If they aren't artistically minded kids, look a... Read More

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:52

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Passion Directed Learning

HS English specialization

Passion Directed Learning I was amazed how often my son Kevin studied chess when we were homeschooling! I remember giving him choices about what he could work on, but my GOODNESS he loved chess! When we were using Power-Glide French, it had the students write some essays during the year; some were about France and some were in French. One of Kevin's essays was about FIDE - Federation Internationale d’Echecs, or in English, the World Chess Federation. ...

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Guest — Lisa

Great article, Lee! Our children have God-given gifts and it's those gifts that my husband and I look to encourage. Our children a... Read More

Thursday, 21 July 2011 10:57

Guest — elaine

Good Idea My 16 year old is so involved with World Of Warcraft an interactive online game that it seems like that's all he wants ... Read More

Friday, 01 April 2011 04:58

Guest — Alison

my daughter does not need to do art as a separate subject. She could just submit her maths book! Every page is a detailed unique s... Read More

Friday, 15 October 2010 02:07

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 09 December 2009

Homeschool Education without Boundaries

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I loved reading a news story about a local golfer playing in national tournaments. It's just always fun to read about homeschoolers!Spencer, who is home schooled, admits he's got plenty of growing up to do. He has to fight the urge to slam a club into the turf when a shot doesn't follow the planned trajectory. "He's a perfectionist," his father observed.Seattle Times "Local golfer, 10, is hitting it big" But it wasn't the lovely column...

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Turn Passion Into Homeschool High School Credit

Gold Care Club Homeschool Boys Consulting specialization

Let me demonstrate how to think through the process using the interest of the child and incorporating that into delight-directed learning.A homeschool boy loves the show "Warriors" on The History Channel and just can't get enough. He read the hosts biography and has a desire to imitate his hero. His mother wrote to me, looking for ways to translate this interest into "school." Here are the suggestions I gave her.Dear [Gold Care Club Mom,]I don't think...

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Oh, and instead of a degree in anthropology, I'd recommend journalism or Radio-TV-Film with emphasis on TV documentaries (Universi... Read More

Thursday, 26 March 2009 18:49

Guest — J W

I presume the student has read Sun Tzu's book The Art of War? It's worth mentioning because it's an ancient classic still used to... Read More

Wednesday, 25 March 2009 22:07

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Lee Binz

Friday, 13 March 2009

Homeschool Recreational Sport - A Low Cost Option

Keeping Records HS Electives

My children played sports; soccer, swimming, baseball. The loved the physical activity! Although we are proud of their achievements in sports, I can't say that either of my boys is the next Tiger Woods. They enjoy, even love sports! Although they have wonderful skills for recreational league soccer, for example, we didn't aspire for greatness in that arena.Recreational league sports are so fun! They require minimal commitment, and they are less competitive than other teams. There...

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Passion Ebbs and Flows

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Identifying passion in your children is hard – even when they are standing still. It's even more difficult when you realize that their passionate interests and pursuits will ebb and flow over time. Like driftwood floating in the tide, sometimes it appears to be coming to shore, and other times it seems to be going out to sea! Our children don't ever seem to stand still, and even their interests are a moving target.Now that my...

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Discovering Passion in Teens

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Discovering the passion in your teenagers is like trying to nail jello to a wall! Kids change their minds like crazy about the things that interest them. That's one of the reasons why I encourage math for students. One day they want to be a musician or park ranger - but the next they want to be an engineer! I think it's a good idea to encourage passion in teens even while recognizing that it might...

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P.S. - I second Lee in encouraging kids to pursue something they love. Every single one of the passions I was allowed to pursue i... Read More

Sunday, 02 November 2008 05:00

Guest — J W

HA! You've armed me with another "mommyism" to say to my kids: "Yes, you have to do your math because you never know when you mi... Read More

Saturday, 01 November 2008 09:51

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 18 September 2008

Carpe Campbell's - Seize the Tomato!

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My son has a life-threating allergy to peanuts. He is one of "those" kids. When he was 18 months old, I had to come to grips with the fact that he might, at random, simply stop breathing for no good reason. Last Friday night was one of those times. This photo was taken in the emergency room, with him glowing-tomato red and itching like crazy. It was very scary, but we were prepared with an epi-pen,...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Homeschooled Olympians?

Gifted Education

I heard the Olympics commentator mention that most of the USA gymnasts are homeschooled, because they practice for so many hours each day. Wow! I never thought about that before, but I'll bet it's true. Imagine, each one of those kids has a gift. Their parents found the gift, fed the flames, and encouraged specialization. And they ended up in the Olympics! How proud they must be!But I'll bet you work JUST as hard as those...

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As a very precocious child, but not encouraged, I have tried to be very encouraging to my children to do whatever they dreamed. W... Read More

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Guest — J W

Unfortunately, skeptics answer this with, "Well, I'll bet gymnastics is the *only* thing they do for school." I never try to conv... Read More

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 06:50

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

My Kingdom for a Horse!

Sage Advice Younger Students

Joelle writes >>>"What if your child has a career goal in mind and you have no idea where to begin, or how to find the resources? Her goal is to be a wrangler at summer camp as soon as she's eligible (around age 17). The job is an absolute perfect fit for her. One problem - she needs to keep up her horsemanship and learn stable management skills... but... the horse? My kingdom for a horse! It looks...

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't....

Keeping Records HS Electives

About half of our homeschool classes were traditional, textbookish classes. The rest we were just Wild & Crazy Guys!For fun, my son Kevin studied chess like crazy. One year we called it "Critical Thinking." No kidding - if you have a kid who plays competitive chess, I'm sure you understand! The next year we called it "Public Speaking" because he was going to different classes around our area, teaching to various homeschool groups and public and...