Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Question Journal?
One of the great benefits of home schooling is the flexibility it provides for learning. Instead of trying to make our home look like a school, we try to allow enough space for the interests of the child and make learning a part of everyday activities for all of us. I've begun to ask my children to make a list of questions they have (about anything) and a list of things they want to know or learn. I may even have them keep a journal specifically to record their questions as they come up. As a result of their lists so far, my 8 year old and I are studying our Church's liturgy and my 10 year old wants to learn about the inner working of computers. So, we're off to the library. I hope they keep the questions coming.
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Great idea! This was how education in our homeschool worked when I was growing up. It was completely natural; we asked questions and learned to make connections between various (and often completely different) subjects. Homeschooling, when you don't try to make it like a "school," can be so holistic, and I think that's how it is meant to be. It teaches children that education is, as Charlotte Mason says, "the science of relations."
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