We are on Round Three at my Homeschooling Creatively list about the perspective on “disabilities”, particularly as it pertains to the right-brained learner. This post is my attempt at clarity on my position in viewing differing abilities among people.
• Right-brained dominant and left-brained dominant learners process information differently; therefore, each has a different timeframe and [...]
I was given a link to Patricia’s blog about children dictating stories. It got me thinking about my 10-year-old, William, who is very imaginative, but has difficulty creating stories, unlike most right-brained children. This is because he has difficulty with language as a whole. I also have a child with autism, Alex, who loved to [...]
Recently on my Homeschooling Creatively list, there was a discussion about what kind of learning counts for high school credit. Although I know what is being referred to since I attended high school, this vocabulary doesn’t really show up on my radar based on how we home educate our children. Frankly, even when I was [...]
I believe there is a lot of confusion about these terms used in home/unschooling, in regard to the right-brained learner, and in the autism community. I thought I might be able to shed some light on the differences based on my experiences with my various children.
I think Alex, age 14, can serve to illustrate the [...]
I found a place nearby offering karate during homeschooling hours. As always happens with starting up homeschooling hours, there are only a few children at this time. My two boys, William (10) and Joseph (8) and two other brothers currently attend. Naturally, it’s nice to get the one-on-one attention from the instructor, Tina, who is [...]