I have to confess that I’m a pretty serious person. If I’m not careful, I can go through an entire day without laughing. Combine that with a Type A personality and I could have been an extreme taskmaster in our little homeschool. Fortunately I married a man with an unbounded sense of optimism and joy [read more] …
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Are You Interruptible?
In creating an environment to excel, we must stay interruptible. Our children must be secure in the fact that we are there, that we are interested, and that our head is in the ballgame. You know what I mean! How often have we automatically answered a child and then realized we didn’t have a clue [read more] …
Is Your Home Environment Real?
To have a truly rich homeschooling experience, consider focusing on what is real. Let me ask you some tough questions. What if C.S. Lewis, or the Apostle Paul, or Shakespeare could spend time today in your classroom? Would they find pleasure in the material read by and to your children? Would they enjoy the family’s [read more] …
Creating an Environment to Excel
I’ve often received e-mails from young mothers who want to know what they need to do with their young children. How do they structure their school and home to help their students reach their potential? I believe we begin the process by creating an atmosphere of wonder in our homes for our children. This type [read more] …
What Does Technology Have to Do With Excellence?
Last week I had the rare opportunity of visiting my high school friend and college roommate at her home in Georgia. On the bedside table of the guest room was another old friend, the book Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. By day my friend and I re-visited past memories, by night I [read more] …
Welcome!
Excellence – The state of possessing good qualities in an unusual or eminent degree; anything highly laudable, meritorious, or virtuous. Welcome to Training for Excellence, a new blog for parents with big dreams for their children. Many moms and dads today have trouble reconciling their ambitions for their children with their desire to have a [read more] …