Now this is our idea of “delight-directed” homeschooling: the place where life, education, and home come together. Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling by Diana Waring motivates us to really serve our children as their tutors — customizing our approach to fit their learning style, interests, and family life, while providing many opportunities to practice using the “tools” of learning.
With a wonderful sense of humor and a load of encouragement, Beyond Survival covers:
- Teaching multiple levels.
- Surviving conventions.
- Evaluating progress.
- Matching your child’s learning style.
- Much more!
Homeschool survival can be envisioned as working through those workbooks, struggling with reading, or writing, or arithmetic. It can be bogging down in textbooks, several children with different needs, or simply daily chaos.
Abundant homeschooling can be a rich learning experience, remembering to put first things first, the joy of learning, and building relationships.
Diana Waring helps us see the difference.
Although packed with resources and personal experiences, you won’t come away with another prescription for “the right way” to homeschool — you will be encouraged to find a way to serve YOUR family. Delightful and inspiring read!
Additional Resources
“The Power of Enjoyment”: 6 Principles for Self-Motivated Learners
Many educators and most homeschoolers realize that there is more to education than memorizing material, regurgitating it, and forgetting it! And while we realize there must be a better, more enjoyable way, we also know that real learning requires effort on the part of the student. An article by Diana Waring.
The Delight-Directed Approach
Drawing on the motivation that comes from within, the parent using a delight-directed approach seeks to mentor, guide, and support a child’s interest through to its natural conclusion, allowing a child to practice his skills on a subject of his choice. Key features include exploration, creativity, and growing into one’s life’s work.
Learning Lifestyle
The learning doesn’t end when learning is your lifestyle.