tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post5297561746513392538..comments2023-11-05T01:37:08.592-06:00Comments on Golden Grasses: Educational Foundationslaughinglioness.lisa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14379310173721498509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-23531616736121994262011-03-21T10:55:57.531-05:002011-03-21T10:55:57.531-05:00Lillian- exactly. If you can read, you can learn a...Lillian- exactly. If you can read, you can learn anything! <br />Kash- thank-you for pointing out the problem with reading non-fiction. An excellent observation!laughinglioness.lisa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379310173721498509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-51597882667250520912011-03-21T09:33:03.710-05:002011-03-21T09:33:03.710-05:00I absolutely agree. Now, of course, the content th...I absolutely agree. Now, of course, the content that is in the books that are read, for instance, is certainly an opportunity to learn, but the books are also teaching a deepening of the skill of reading. I just got back from the Southeast Homeschool Convention, and one of the things that one presenter said /really/ struck me--that colleges say that they are getting students who don't know how to read non-fiction. Even if they can read literature, it is all the majority of them can read. What an observation! So even when I am selecting books for history or science or geography or what have you, I do try to keep in mind that the books are important for both the content of the books but also the skill of reading non-fiction at ever increasing levels. And, of course, the content of what we read and hear can lead towards becoming better writers as we attempt to imitate that with which we are familiar. I try to keep in mind that the content is in service to the skills.Kashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919872862510660397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-12356616045765062422011-03-21T09:23:12.160-05:002011-03-21T09:23:12.160-05:00Readin' writin' and 'rithmetic that...Readin' writin' and 'rithmetic that's what we learnt in school!<br /><br />Actually I do agree with this. Without the basis of those things we can only go so far with the others. The very first foundation, reading, is simply the most important because without this ability we cannot do anything else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934178675925534780noreply@blogger.com