HTGYG Show #124: 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn, and Homeschooling Revisited




How To Grow Your Geek: Parenting and More! show

Summary: This week, I found a couple of articles that I wanted to discuss with you. The first is “9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn” by Leo Babauta on his blog Zen Habits. I agree completely that these 9 skills are essential to every kid’s success in life. The second article is “Liberals, Don’t Homeschool Your Kids: Why teaching children at home violates progressive values,” (not the best title, but some good points) by Dana Goldstein, in the blog Slate.com. There are some very good points in these articles about the kinds of skills and lessons that our kids should learn to be successful, as well as to be good influences in their lives. Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek-at-gmail-dot-com, or call my voicemail number at (678) 235-GROW (4769) and leave your thoughts. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter at SusietheGeek or the show at HowToGrowGeek! Logo Art by Tim Coffey Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton Promo: The Critical Myth Podcast Promo: Technorama