Wednesday, March 21, 2007

A time of introspection


The scene outside is bleak and dreary, but inside the heater pumps warmth into the room as I clean, sort, organize and rearrange. In the process I've come across my years and years of journals. It's important, I think, to occasionally read what you have jotted down in a journal. It brings a time of introspection - you can see where you've been and where you had hoped to be. It might bring on an "aha" moment or a "right, I'd forgotten about that". In this hurried world, layer upon layer of busy-ness can cloud our focus and keep us running around like a chicken with its head cut off (and I know from where I speak on the headless chicken concept). Spending some time reflecting on what has been important to you in the past can clarify your mind to see what needs to be weeded from your present life.


Spring is a time when I start planning for the following educational year with my children. I came across some quotes about education that I had jotted down many years ago and I'd like to share them here. I hope through these inspirational words that I can find myself back on track to creating a positive learning environment for my children that best acknowledges their God-given gifts and talents and the direction that He is leading them.


"We must keep in mind that education is nothing if it fails to teach beliefs and skills that prepare us to live successfully within our times."


"It's really important to look at the wrong answers. It is from them that we best learn about our mistakes and how to correct them. Mistakes are much more important than right answers."


"In real learning, however, mistakes are essential. A person rarely has the right answer the first time around, so learning is accomplished through trial and error."


"Education leaves out the crucial process of questioning what you don't know."


"Learning begins with questions - questions the mind forms in response to the world and events."


"School treats all the same, gives all the same, produces all the same."


"Education is preparing your child to live out the individual and personal calling of God."

5 comments:

netablogs said...

Good quotes! Educating one's children or oneself, for that matter, is a HUGE responsibility. For that reason, some don't dare take it upon themselves to homeschool. For that same reason some do. Good stuff.

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