Comments on: Simple is Best

By: Trina

Trina — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:11:13 +0000

This is so true. Knowing and doing are two different animals, however! Because I am now on bed rest, I have been forced to do things with simplicity. It has been a breath of fresh air to our family and I am seeing my son’s abilities with a clarity that I just didn’t have before.

By: Barb-Harmony Art Mom

Barb-Harmony Art Mom — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:59:14 +0000

I am all for simplicity. My boys love simplicity.

In the long run, keeping things simple make homeschooling so much better.

Thanks for the reminder.
Barb
.-= Barb-Harmony Art Mom´s last blog ..Field Notebook List -Last of the Autumn Series of Challenges =-.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:43:12 +0000

This was fantastic. Thank you. I tend to look around me and see all the wonderful “extras” everyone is doing and feel like I’m failing as a homeschool mother. Simple is good enough. In fact, it’s great. And it’s fun. This will be my new mantra – I will wander around the house, muttering under my breath, “simple, simple, simple.” How freeing and forgiving!!!!
.-= Heather´s last blog ..Getting Kids to Clean =-.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:59:36 +0000

Great reminder! I think that Sarah in the woods is also correct that embellishing is fun. The trick is keeping the balance, and remembering the difference between embellishing and complicating, or overloading. I loved your squatty potty link, by the way. I really enjoyed looking around your blog a bit. I live so close to China, yet have never been farther in than Hong Kong. I look forward to learning from your blog! .-= Sue´s last blog ..This and That =-.

By: { jamie }

{ jamie } — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:35 +0000

I complicate things, too. Ugg. Thanks for the reminder that we don't have to! .-= { jamie }´s last blog ..New Charlotte Mason Carnival! =-.

By: sarah in the woods

sarah in the woods — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:46 +0000

Simple is beautiful! But sometimes, embellishing is fun too. .-= sarah in the woods´s last blog ..Braids and Beads =-.

By: Nadene

Nadene — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:49 +0000

A wonderful reminder to KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie! I often praise the Lord for homeschool days filled with pleasant times, fun, reading, short lessons, wide eyes of wonder in nature, hearing my girls singing as they do chores, telling dad (and showing him) something they found or did … and were all learning! CM methods really have all these elements built in.
Thanks for your inspiring reminders!
.-= Nadene´s last blog ..History Timeline – Our wallchart at the end of the year =-.

By: Ami

Ami — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:24:32 +0000

Great reminder, Jimmie! Your post reminded me that we failed to do an art project with our Leonardo da Vinci picture study; I felt like it was incomplete. BUT… Elijah learned so much about Leonardo. He read 3-4 books without me prompting him. He was fascinated by Leonardo’s art and life…and I felt like a failure because I didn’t have anything concrete (notebook page, project to display, etc.) from the study. Sometimes homeschooling moms are CRAZY!
.-= Ami´s last blog ..Preschool Basics =-.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:31:01 +0000

A very timely post for me. Yes, we need to keep it simple. Why is that such a hard task sometimes?
Blessings,
Dawn
.-= Dawn´s last blog ..A Glimpse Of Our Week…. =-.

By: jamie

jamie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:43:03 +0000

Lovely, lovely post! I know what you mean EXACTLY. I think part of the difficulty is that as a society, we have made everything so complicated, that when we step out of that niche to homeschool, if we don’t make that complicated, then we’re seen as lacking. How can education possibly be so simple??