Worth Quoting

From a lovely blog called A Homeschool Story:

“Parents: choose your battles, pick your subjects, the ones you believe in, the ones that speak to your child; her developmental readiness, his interests, and delve into them with all you’ve got. Let them have your time and energy and enthusiasm for this present moment, this present topic. Let them find their own passion with your help. Go ahead, read the fairy tales, the botany lesson, but give it all you’ve got. This is what is meant by blocks in Waldorf education, this is what is meant by unit study and by child-led learning. Depth, focus, fire.”

~HEM contributing writer Angela Chenus

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One Response to Worth Quoting

  1. Mindy on March 1, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    I have always loved the idea of unit studies but have never felt successful at accomplishing one. I love the advice to delve in and give it all you got. Unfortunately I am the type that if I cannot do it perfectly, I would rather not do it. So many wonderful opportunities we are missing out on because of that. Definitely a quote worth sharing. Thanks.

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