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  1. Eostre
    Eostre says:

    Your posts are very frustrating at times because you incorrectly extrapolate information from the articles and research you cite.
    E.g. – you said note taking doesn’t improve recall. The NYT article you cited does not say this. It says “the participants were randomly assigned to deliver a lesson on the material with or without notes. A week later, they came back and had to take a surprise test on their recall. The ones who had taught the lesson without notes did better.” They’re illustrating that having to retrieve the information (versus reading it off your notes) improves memory. They never said taking notes doesn’t improve recall.

  2. Elyse
    Elyse says:

    Loved this post!

    When I started to homeshcool my kids, I thought long and hard about what I wanted them to learn. After a lot of soul searching, I landed on kindness, determination, observation, authenticity, and joy. And structured what we did each day to help them practice those skills through different activities.

    I found over the past few years that each of my kids has found things that they are so passionate about and found things that they are so talented at and they tend to come back to those areas in whatever we do. And I envision that wherever they go in life, they will be led y those passions and talents.

    I would love to see a new model where kids all find what they love and are good at and grow those areas of their life (while also continuing to explore!). We would be gifted such a joyful, creative, passionate community. Oh the things they could do if they were all allowed to hone their own skills!

  3. Mark W.
    Mark W. says:

    When presenting material to an audience, I don’t understand why a decision has to be made as to whether it’s all text, podcast, or video. In fact, I think a podcast or video is very much enhanced by supplementing it with text and other supporting links. As an example, I may be interested in only certain segments of a podcast or video that’s 30 minutes to an hour long. So it would be helpful and appreciated to have a start and finish time for each of the segments. And if references were made to certain sources or research, links could be provided. Additional text could be added as deemed necessary. Now having said that, it is additional work and not too many people do it. I don’t know why though as it makes perfect sense to me.

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