To compete or not to compete?
Tuesday January 6, 2009
Kristen asked an interesting question in the
Homeschooling Forum.
My two oldest boys are close in age and have always been competitive. My husband is also very competitive so maybe that's where they get it (or maybe it's just a guy thing). They love competing in sports and video games - they'll even make up games and ways to compete. So, in our homeschool, I have made certain things "competitive -ish" such as who can collect the most reward stickers or who can name the most states without messing up. They seem to really enjoy it and they're learning, too. In the process of making flash cards for yet another competitive game, I started to wonder if so much competition - especially within family - is good. Sure, they have a lot of fun doing it, but am I teaching them something that will hurt them in the future?
What do you think? Am I utilizing or antagonizing?
Share your thoughts here or
in the forum.
Carnival of Homeschooling - Call for submissions
Friday January 2, 2009
Next week the Carnival of Homeschooling will be celebrating its 3rd anniversary. Make the celebration exceptional by
sending in your submissions for the biggest carnival ever. Henry and Janine Cate of
WhyHomeschool are the coordinators for the Homeschooling Carnival and will be personally hosting this special edition.
Carnival of Homeschooling - Winter in Paris
Thursday December 25, 2008
Janice Campbell of
Taking Time for Things That Matter shares pictures of a December trip to Paris in
Winter in Paris. Join with me to learn about this magical city, nicknamed "The City of Lights" and to enjoy the many posts about homeschooling.
The next carnival will be hosted at Practical Homeschooling. Submissions are due by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions.
Carnival of Homeschooling Schedule
Tuesday December 23, 2008
The grandkids loved helping me decorate my Christmas tree last year, but no tree this year. We have a toddler that's allergic to Christmas trees.
I printed several pages of the gift tags and watched their excitement as they found out which presents were theirs. They chose the tags and bows for their gifts. We had a memorable time together even without the tree.
The
gift tags and all the other Christmas studies and activities can be found on this
index page, such as:
