Ten Tips For Homeschooling Creativity

Some home schooling ideas I had based on Albert Einstein’s Ten tips for creativity:

1. Follow Your Curiosity:
   Resist rigidity. Use, but don’t limit yourself to workbooks. Find ways to go deeper into subjects of interest to your children.
2. Perseverance is Priceless:
   Perseverance is also not optional when it comes to learning or mastering a subject or skill. The value of teaching your children to keep at it cannot be underestimated.
3. Focus on the Present:
   Make the most of today. We have no guarantee that we have tomorrow anyway.
4. The Imagination is Powerful:
   Encourage your children to dream, think and create.
5. Make Mistakes:
   Mistakes are inevitable, and we all make them. They’re essential to learning and  nothing to be embarrassed by. Celebrate them.
6. Live in the Moment:
   I know it’s hard by avoid multi-tasking and be truly present with your children.
7. Create Value:
   Avoid busywork when home schooling. Some assignments aren’t worth your or your student’s time.
8. Don’t Expect Different Results:
   Doing the same thing over and over again yields the same outcomes. To get a different outcome, try something different. Experiment!
9. Knowledge Comes from Experience:
   There’s knowledge that comes from books, and there’s knowledge that comes from living and doing. Explore both.
10. Learn the Rules and Then Play Better:
    Published in 1884, The Seven Laws of Teaching is a worthwhile read and unpacks the “rules” behind successful teaching and learning.

Thanks for reading!

Curt Bumcrot, MRE

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