tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post2171249097565518568..comments2023-10-06T02:50:59.733-07:00Comments on Principle Approach® Planning Site: My NotebookingMichelle Heidemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09252323525597759343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-65333399741453968112009-10-25T20:32:49.901-07:002009-10-25T20:32:49.901-07:00Computers are great, but I really prefer the abili...Computers are great, but I really prefer the ability to handle pages. I'm not saying that notebooking couldn't be done on the computer, but I do think it's important to all children the chance to handle paper and tactile organization. I even had one high school student's mom tell me the process had even helped her son in keeping a more organized room. <br /><br />The last time I was at Stonebridge (the flagship school in the country for this approach) I learned that they didn't even introduce computer until jr. high for this very reason. They wanted the students to learn to handle the physical organization first. [This could have changed since]. <br /><br />I have really come to value the method myself. It organizes my thoughts as I study. I even used the method in my graduate work.<br /><br />The notebook method is a key component. Start slowly and build as you go. The curriculum guides help a great deal as well. Trust me--don't discount this portion of the method to be something unimportant.<br /><br />[Yes, it will also help you with all your little notes. You could establish a divider for those. Then you'll always know where they are.]<br /><br />We'll be doing a whole portion of study on this for our self-directed study here as well.Michelle Heidemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252323525597759343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-91079183363967546702009-10-14T11:43:03.623-07:002009-10-14T11:43:03.623-07:00Alex - I suggest not keeping all your scribbles, b...Alex - I suggest not keeping all your scribbles, but your final draft. If you keep orderly notes, include those as well. When I first started notebooking, it was difficult for me to know what to discard and what to keep. As you grow in the methodology, you will become more discerning, keeping only the best. "Whatever you do in word or deed, do as unto the Lord...Colossians 3:17 ~ DanikaDanikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884058968496433789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-83290276828849709292009-10-14T11:39:08.626-07:002009-10-14T11:39:08.626-07:00Katherine Dang wrote an excellent article in Jim R...Katherine Dang wrote an excellent article in Jim Rose's Guide to CHOC, page 138-143 of the Notebook Methodology. Try to get your hands on this teaching! I taught my children from this teaching on the Notebook Methodology the first day of school. It took us 2 hours of discussion to move through the information, reasoning, and relating the entire time. It set a firm foundation for supporting my "walls," my expectations, and their self-government to be self-learners this year. No one will willing think on their own if things are always done for them. The Notebook Approach challenges the teacher and student to "Be stil, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10Danikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884058968496433789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-23387550704904134962009-10-10T08:30:08.631-07:002009-10-10T08:30:08.631-07:00When writing my own ideas or my definitions in my ...When writing my own ideas or my definitions in my own words, I would jot down a brainstorm of ideas just to get them down on paper and then organize them. This can get messy. Is the notebook meant to contain all the scribbles and every scrap in the formation of a more eloquent idea, or just the final draft?<br />--Alexyhwh6640https://www.blogger.com/profile/03624448860019974694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-46124376133027538942009-09-24T19:33:17.298-07:002009-09-24T19:33:17.298-07:00Michelle, We've just found your blog and I'...Michelle, We've just found your blog and I'm soaking it up. We will be starting with our oldest NEXT year in kindergarten. She's just turned 4 1/2, but I'm planning ahead. I have so many questions for you, but I'll refer to your subject matter here.<br />In this age of technology, is it important for the notebook to be a "hard copy" item or can these things be on computer and handheld devices, etc.? Wasn't sure if it's just how its always been done or if there's a specific reason to have them filed in actual notebooks.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672693290496019186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-84772061452255077892009-09-01T16:07:27.258-07:002009-09-01T16:07:27.258-07:00If you want to meet just the two of us sometime, m...If you want to meet just the two of us sometime, maybe we could do that at least.Michelle Heidemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252323525597759343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-37957611467155671342009-09-01T16:06:48.076-07:002009-09-01T16:06:48.076-07:00Hi Ashley...I live south of Denver (between there ...Hi Ashley...I live south of Denver (between there and Colorado Springs). I do have another friend who is starting to dabble in the Principle Approach. Other than that I have many supportive friends whose children are already grown, but they believe in what my husband and I are doing and they support us in prayer. There aren't that many of us; that's for certain. But I'm hoping that will change. I may be involved in a once a month coop south of Denver. I'm not yet certain, but I'll let you know. I should know something by next week.Michelle Heidemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252323525597759343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-24602459554322621922009-09-01T06:20:59.473-07:002009-09-01T06:20:59.473-07:00Hi. I've been meaning to contact you for awhi...Hi. I've been meaning to contact you for awhile. I live in the Colorado and I'm wondering if you know of a PA homeschool group in the Denver area. Not sure where you live...but I would LOVE to find some like-minded people families to explore with. Just checking in. Thanks so much!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465154785788570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409578557563604348.post-81274506619391279552009-08-26T09:44:31.079-07:002009-08-26T09:44:31.079-07:00I forgot to mention I also have a divider for over...I forgot to mention I also have a divider for overviews in my teaching notebook.Michelle Heidemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252323525597759343noreply@blogger.com