Wouldn’t it be great if you could condense the time it takes to learn valuable information from 6 years down to just 6 weeks? And wouldn’t that be even cooler if you could do that early on in your life? If you answered yes to those questions, then you might like this quote I just saw on social media:
“Homeschooling showed me you can teach the K-5 math curriculum to a 6 year old in six weeks with 1 hour of instruction per day.”
Yeah. Let that simmer in your head for a few seconds.
6 weeks for a 6 year old to learn 6 years worth of math.
Wow! You could call that the 6-6-…oh wait. Never mind. Let’s just call it a wonderful homeschool advantage, and leave it at that.
Anyway…
You’ve probably noticed I’ve been rattling on about homeschooling lately. And, of course, that’s not an accident. I’ve been sharing this info with my relatively small audience because I know how back-to-school messages will be everywhere very soon.
And I’d like all parents to consider the HUGE advantages, long-term AND short-term of homeschool. Not the least of those advantages would be how your 6 year old could go through 6 years of math in just 6 weeks. And remember, that’s with just “1 hour of instruction per day.”
Imagine taking one hour a day with your kids to help them go through all that learning in just 6 weeks.
Your kids are worth that. Right?!
OK, here’s another tip to help your kids learn better as you homeschool them (because I know you want to do that now)
I’ve shared this before, but it’s awesome enough to share it again.
Researchers say that listening to music “helps organize the firing of nerve cells in the right half of the cerebral cortex.” Because music helps tap into some other benefits of healthy neurons.
And I believe listening to more complex music gives your brain a much better workout. That’s probably why I have, oops, I mean, so many musicians have “unusual mathematical abilities.”
But, just to be clear, this isn’t a brain fix thing.
In other words, you can’t just listen to Mozart and become brilliant. The research also showed the effect might be somewhat temporary. But you certainly won’t be stupider. After all, the benefits of exercise are always temporary, too. That’s why you gotta keep exercising. Can I get an Amen?
So, if you’re looking for a way to build up your brain muscles, try some music from my favorite composer. And here’s a mathematical, musical rhyme to remember:
Workin’ out my brain as I sing a song’s refrain
Makes me smarter or at least that’s how it seems.
So, I’ll just sing my tunes mornings, evenings, afternoons,
And I’ll solve some math equations in my dreams.
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