Each Monday, I've been sharing the most effective ways to answer some of the common questions homeschoolers are asked. I have already discussed five issues: why, legality, socialization, education and extra curricular activities. I only have two more issues I want to address and this week's issue is good questions. There are many good questions to ask yourself when you are thinking about home education so it is only logical that others who are unfamiliar with homeschooling would ask them too! We've already discussed socialization and what options are open to homeschoolers for activities. Here are a few more. Answering these questions is pretty straight forward. As Sargent Friday used to say, "Just the facts, Ma'am." 1. How much does...
I came across a link to an article about poor communication skills this past weekend which both confused and amused me. As a student of communication and an author of various studies on the subject, the title intrigued me: "Communication Skills Worsening." However, the article (and I am really not sure this qualifies as an article. It looks more like a blog post.) was not very well written or documented. The article reported that the number of children starting school in New Jersey with poor communication skills was rising and that one reason for this was that families "spend less time doing things together out of doors." It went on to say that the Department of Education, Sport and Culture...
Communication FUNdamentals: 10 Fun Ways To Teach Children Effective Communication Skills By JoJo Tabares “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 Communication skills are vital -especially in the information age. Studies show that effective communicators are happier, do better in school, are more successful and make more money than their less eloquent counterparts. So how do you teach your children to express themselves better? The FUN way! The best way to teach children anything is to make it fun and involve as many of their five senses as possible. Here are a list of 10 games/activities that will foster effective communication skills in your children. 1. Play Telephone. The more the merrier....
"I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on." -Beryl Pfizer
What has organization to do with communication? Read my article, Organize Your Communication and find out just how much!
My dearest friend and my co host on Grace Talk Soup, Carla Ives, has been interviewed by Take Root and Write in their Ministry Spotlight! You've just GOT to read this! She is so funny as she answers the interview questions! And the interviewer, is another of my dear friends, Joan Rudder Ward! Here's a taste: These are just a few places where your thoughts and ideas translate into words that need to relay important information to your particular audience. These are the moments when your work needs to reflect excellence, as these are opportune times to shine and convey your professionalism, the times where you may not get a second chance at that first impression, times when it's important...
