Excellent article on Solitude and Leadership

[Happy2BaMom]

I really enjoyed reading this article. It is not concerning homeschooling, but I thought the parallels between having solitude enough to think (as being critical to becoming a leader) and what we can provide our kids at home was very worthwhile.

[Dandelion]

Interesting article - thanks for sharing! It does relate well to homeschooling. I'll be passing it along to DH too (he's a West Point grad so he'll enjoy the fact that this was a lecture delivered there).

[laughing lioness]

Thank-you for posting this. Very timely and very related to education.

 

From my bog side-bar:

The Smithsonian Institution's RECIPE for

GENIUS and LEADERSHIP:

(1) children should spend a great deal of time with loving, educationally minded parents;

(2) children should be allowed a lot of free exploration; and

(3) children should have little to no association with peers outside of family and relatives.

~ H. McCurdy, "The Childhood Pattern of Genius."

[AuntieM]

Yes! My thoughts on multitasking finally validated!

 

Thanks for the interesting read.

[MIch elle]

Another reason to continue with CLE reading!

[fmont6bu]

Wow I loved it. I am teaching Heart of Darkness next year and will include this in my students reading. So much hits home and makes me want to quit feel sorry for long chats with good friends and back porch sitting. I also feel vindicated for homeschooling. Thank you sooo much for posting it.

[Snickerdoodle]

Subscribing so I can remember to read this later.

 

:bigear:

[Happy2BaMom]

...and given the positive responses (people stay up late on this board!), I'll bump it (only once though).

 

Janet

[duckabell]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this article and will share it with my husband tonight.

[ElizabethB]

Thanks.

 

My husband enjoyed it too.