I love structure, lists, and measurable results. But a lot of learning also takes place when I let the kids do their own thing. Hyrum drew helicopters and got excited about online subtraction speed drills this morning. He raced the clock a lot longer than I would have scheduled him to practice. He totally enjoyed it and improved by cutting his time in half. Then he found a pretzel recipe in the Friend magazine. Now he is reading and following the recipe. We will see how it goes. Maybe I should try this more often. Of course, facilitating these activities takes a lot of work and patience too. I'm grateful Heavenly Father lets me try new things and choose so much of what and how I learn. I should extend that blessing to my children more often.
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