Before Sam discovered Street Dancing, she was a very different girl. There was a sense of internal restlessness – a feeling of deep dissatisfaction, as if, something was missing in her life. She was irritable, short-fused and often got into emotional drama over seemingly minor things. It was not an easy period for us all, [...]
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This is interesting to follow. These guys are looking a different ways to address the challenges. I think it is a job well done and very much worth exploring. Check them out! [links and videos]
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Here are some thoughts by Wai Leng on learning with the community and how the community can and should get involved in the education of a child. Some of these thoughts are instrumental in driving our CLiC Project. Schools cannot offer holistic education in and by itself – so too, in homeschooling, holistic education needs [...]
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It’s 8am and the alarm clock sounds – it’s our first day of “school”!
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This is another interesting video on Homeschooling. Very well explained and articulated. Unfortunately, it;s in the US. It would be good if we could make a local one…. any takers? Anyway, here is the video from IMPACT:
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Well, here it is. Our Cooperative Initiative. (to participate, please instructions at the end of the article) We have been “sitting” on this idea for the past ten years – experimenting on small-group unstructured and loosely structured learning through play, projects & planned trips to places of interest. Homeschooling parents are always looking for an [...]
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Unless the kids are really interested in the classic such as “Romance of the the Kingdoms”, “Journey West”, etc. You can start with this. Learning a language is a matter of effectively using it. Here’s an approach…
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Most parents consider play as a sheer waste of time and would prefer that their children engage in more “fruitful” activities like studying for exams or doing their homework. It is no wonder that play activities like music and sports are taking a back seat as compared to extra tuition for exams. Hence the hours [...]
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Why are parents so worried that their kids do nothing all day? It’s interesting to hear the various comments about homeschooling or unschooling, like, “Oh no, we can never do that because we cannot stand our kids doing nothing everyday!” or “You mean, you let your kids do nothing! Are you out of your mind? [...]
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I was in the Studio when the interview was conducted. I felt it was a great interview. The questions were good, the responses was equally good. Observing silently, I enjoyed myself. After more than 10 years and their sons now aged 17 & 19, this is what they had to say at the end of [...]
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