Doing Projects Is a Better Way to Learn
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. Learning should be real. Deep down, most of us know this to be true. I have taught and worked with teenagers for many years; I know for a fact that any young person would leap...
View ArticleCan a Child Learn without a Hammer?
by Daniel Yordy Tools are central to raising our standard of living. They are central to how we accomplish good things in the world. Consider all physical work in the real world. What is accomplished...
View ArticleIs Business a Missing Ingredient?
by Daniel Yordy Almost everyone buys almost everything they need in life from someone else. In order to have the things we need for life we “work” daily at productive jobs by which we earn income....
View ArticleThe Story Must Win the Heart
by Daniel Yordy Project led learning compels reading – the personal pursuit of knowledge. My pumpkins need what fertilizer? I should get which parts for building my own computer? How can I take...
View ArticleSomething Wrong with Project-Led Learning?
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. I have an article on Ezine Articles that describes my 12-year-old daughter's "Drawing Sketches" project. On Ezine Articles, a reader can register whether they like or dislike an...
View ArticleConnecting with People
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. In a normal and healthy society, a child grows up interacting regularly with all different kinds of people throughout all age groups. A young person spends time most days with...
View ArticleWe Are Free of “Schooling”
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. The homeschooler is truly free of schooling. But too often people remain bound to modern educational practices in their minds without realizing it. The best learning comes out of...
View ArticleTeenagers - You Could Direct Your Own Education
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. Can I really be in charge of my own learning? It is your life. What determines your success in life is not what you learn in your head, but what you learn in your heart. When...
View ArticleHow Children Learn
by Daniel Yordy, M.Ed. The primary way children learn is by watching the important people in their lives over time. Some of this learning takes place consciously, but most of it is subconscious. This,...
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