Does Every Child Love to Learn?
Saying every child loves to learn is a bold statement to believe if the child in front of you actively resists writing. Or math. Or they’re generally disinterested in whatever they deem “schoolish.”
But it’s true. Inside each of us is a natural desire to learn.
You feel a creative itch and take up quilting. You wake up curious about what happened in the news overnight. You want more beauty in your home so you learn container gardening. And so on.
The same is true for our children. They hunger to learn and enjoy doing it.
But sometimes that hunger is inadvertently overlooked or stifled.
Joy is lost and our homeschools flounder.
What sucks the joy out of learning?
- Dull, irrelevant tasks
- Hurried learning
- Too much challenge
- Loss of autonomy
Pause and scan your environment. Is joy happening? Where? What’s causing joy? Who’s engaged and deeply involved? Can you lean into it more?
Rekindle the flame to find the sweet spot that brings joy and skill development together.
