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Giving My Kids a Hands On Education

February 21, 2025 / 01:39

This episode discusses homeschooling, learning difficulties, and educational philosophies. Key topics include dyslexia, hands-on learning, and influences from family and community.

The guest shares a personal story about their experience with homeschooling, particularly focusing on their child's struggles with dyslexia. They reference a book, "The Angel and the Marble," to illustrate their approach to education.

The guest's father, an educator, advised them to be patient with their child's learning process, emphasizing that development varies by age. This perspective helped alleviate their anxiety about their child's reading difficulties.

The conversation also touches on the differences in homeschooling communities, contrasting the more academic-focused group in Ojai with a different atmosphere in Ventura.

TLDR

A personal account of homeschooling and addressing dyslexia through patience and hands-on learning.

Episode

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there was one book um the Angel and the marble and it's a quote from um is it Le
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oh well anyway one of the great Masters one of the great artists and he would he
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said he would see a chunk of marble and he would see say I saw the angel in the marble and I I freed it basically and he
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would you know bring out this beautiful piece of art and so that was kind of what I was going for like who are they
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and then when you add a little learning difficulty like dyslexia where you can't
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read your own text well then I had to be more involved and I I loved reading to my kids and so yeah but then some of the
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choices that I made were going to be based on can we do this together can we do this handson and and then my dad who
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who was an educator he would say don't worry about it the Greeks and Romans never taught their boys until they went
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through puberty like wait until he's 14 and the Brain starts growing again and
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so you know I had these influences that were telling me just to relax yeah and and that you know it helped because I
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was freaking out when my fourth grader couldn't read I was freaking out and we
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had you know all these people for as as hippie dippy as ohigh is The Homeschool Group was not like that The Homeschool
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Group was very much like teach them so they can get into a good University so the that's the The Homeschool influence
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I had around me was very it was much more that way in ohigh than it was in Ventura

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Episode Highlights

  • The Angel in the Marble
    An artist sees potential in raw materials, much like a parent sees potential in their child.
    “I saw the angel in the marble and I freed it.”
    @ 00m 15s
    February 21, 2025
  • Homeschooling Influence
    The approach to education is shaped by various influences, including homeschooling philosophies.
    “The Homeschool influence I had around me was very much more that way.”
    @ 01m 33s
    February 21, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • I saw the angel in the marble and I freed it.
    Giving My Kids a Hands On Education
  • I was freaking out when my fourth grader couldn't read.
    Giving My Kids a Hands On Education

Key Moments

  • Artistic Vision00:15
  • Parental Anxiety01:11
  • Homeschool Philosophy01:33