Today’s Video: The “Mystery” Behind Talent Revealed by Daniel Coyle. (18 minutes) Dan explores the reasons behind talent and how to cultivate it. The ideas presented in this talk can be used in your homeschool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq0pHpNy6bs&t=70s.
Today’s Video: How to Learn Anything 10x Faster by Daniel Coyle. (4 minutes) This is an animated presentation of the key learning principle in Daniel Coyle’s book, The Talent Code. This principle is integrated into the Supplemental Home School Program offered here at Basic Skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npvho3Hn6M0.
Today’s Video: Go to College? by John Taylor Gato. (5 minutes) What do Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Apple), and Michael Dell (Dell Computers) have in common? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LatwQMi-Ys
Today’s Video: Leaving Standardized Schools for Personalized Learning by Sir Ken Robinson. (17 minutes) Leave the “one size fits all” kind of thinking and create conditions where your children’s natural talents can flourish. https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution. Our friends at Exodus Books are offering a 10% discount for clients and friends of Basic Skills. Use the code BSAES2018 on their…
Today’s Video: Is Home Schooling Right For You? by Dr. Jordan Peterson. (5 minutes) In this brief video, Dr. Peterson explores some reasons for homeschooling, but also the possibly overwhelming challenges that come along with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGu2U3X9-sk. For a limited time only, our friends at the homeschooling bookstore Exodus are offering a 10% discount for clients and…
Today’s Video: How to Practice Anything Effectively. Daniel Coyle. (5 minutes) This animated presentation shows explains how and why practice makes perfect. Watch, see, and apply to your home school. Our Mastering Punctuation Flash Cards is one tool you can use to give this a try. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw.
Today’s Video: Education That Nurtures Rather Than Undermines Creativity. Sir Ken Robinson. (19 minutes) The home can be the perfect context for nurturing creativity. This video will inspire and give you some ideas you can use. https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
Today’s Video: What Kind of Job Fits You? Dr. Jordan Peterson. (9 minutes) How do we guide our children as they enter their high school years and prepare to enter the work world? In this video, psychology professor Jordan Peterson discusses different kinds of jobs, IQ levels related to them, stress tolerance, hierarchies of competence, weaknesses and…