8 great smarts for homeschoolers : a guide to teaching based on your child's unique strengths

Kids don't just learn one way . . . and that matters a lot for homeschool parents. One of the benefits of a home education is a curriculum designed to fit each student. But that means knowing how your child learns. Not every child receives knowledge the same way. It's up to the teacher to figure out the best way to reach each one. Based on the 8 Smarts identified by Kathy Koch—word, logic, picture, music, body, nature, people, and self— 8 Great Smarts for Homeschooling Families tailors these ideas to the unique setting of the home classroom. Tina Hollenbeck, a leader in the home education community, applies the 8 Smarts to each division of a complete curriculum: Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Religious Education Fine Arts Electives Yet when it comes down to it, the real benefit of homeschooling is personal relationships . Hollenbeck concludes by showing that when parents know their kids' multiple intelligences—and when kids understand their family members in turn—it leads to a healthy homeschool dynamic. So don't try to teach in the dark. Know your kid's smarts, then watch them start engaging with their world in fresh ways. You speak Gods truth when you counsel. But do you also communicate His grace? The Christian counselor or pastor plays an important role in helping people process the trauma theyve experienced. Too often, a client leaves the counselors office with feelings of guilt and shame. They feel the heavy burden of what they did wrong. But somehow, theyve missed the grace of God that makes things right again. A counseling model that stays true to a biblical worldview will overflow with grace . . . not cheap grace, but real grace that acknowledges sin while offering a hopeful path to redemption and healing. In Grace-Based Counseling , professional counselors Richard Fowler and Natalie Ford offer a model that blends the truths of Scripture, the science of psychology, and the everlasting hope of the gospel. In this book you will find: New, grace-based counseling model Detailed application of the model, with case studies Practical toolbox with surveys, assessments, and counseling helps A Christian counseling model cant just be about admonishment. That approach only leads to shame and human efforts that are doomed to fail. But when the gospel is brought to bear in the counseling relationship, real life change is possible. Then the counselor becomes an instrument of divine grace in the hands of a faithful God. **Kids don't just learn one way . . . and that matters a lot for homeschool parents.** Based on the 8 Smarts identified by Kathy Koch—word, logic, picture, music, body, nature, people, and self—__8 Great Smarts for Homeschooling Families__ tailors these ideas to the unique setting of the home classroom. Tina Hollenbeck, a leader in the home education community, applies the 8 Smarts to each division of a complete curriculum: - Language Arts - Social Studies - Fine Arts Yet when it comes down to it, the real benefit of homeschooling is __personal relationships__. Hollenbeck concludes by showing that when parents know their kids' multiple intelligences—and when kids understand their family members in turn—it leads to a healthy homeschool dynamic. So don't try to teach in the dark. Know your kid's smarts, then watch them start engaging with their world in fresh ways. "A Christian counseling model can't just be about admonishment. That approach only leads to shame and human efforts that are doomed to fail. But when the gospel is brought to bear in the counseling relationship, the counselor becomes an instrument of grace in the hands of a faithful God"-- Provided by publisher