By now you know I like to geek out about personality. I’ve written about the personalities of homeschool moms. I’ve theorized about kids’ personalities and learning styles. And I’ve applied all my researching and musing to specific examples like how our personalities should affect our personal refreshment, our planning styles, and our morning routines. Over…
There are so many books out there. How do we choose what to read? Should we read only in “our field”? Even in the homeschool category, there are so many books! And I’ve checked out our library’s selection. Not all of them are worth reading. We have limited time to read. We want to bring…
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This series was inspired by my reading of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. What is Autonomy? autonomy, (aw-ton-uh-mee)n. Drive summarizes autonomy as it relates to motivation this way: People need autonomy over task (what they do), time (when they do it), team (who they do it with), and technique…