Blog: Mind Your Own Education

I remember when I was a young child I loved to draw pictures. My family thought that I would become an artist. But as I got older I started drawing more technical drawings such as rough house plans and cars. In my last years of homeschooling I took drafting classes and found a great interest in it.

My parents always encouraged me to keep drawing. Even though they wanted me to become an artist, I developed that skill in my own way.

One of my favorite subjects as a high-school student was math and my favorite math publisher was Saxon Math. "Saxon Math is the only major math program on the market today that systematically distributes instruction and practice and assessment throughout the academic year as opposed to concentrating, or massing, the instruction, practice and assessment of related concepts into a short period of time -- usually within a unit or chapter." I believe this to be true from my experience. I never felt overwhelmed with too much of the same kind of problem (remember those horrible division drills!), yet I was able to retain important concepts on this diet of short daily exercises. As a result I now believe that the best way to learn is in small, but frequent doses.

Not only have I learned math concepts with Saxon Math, but how to be my own teacher as well. I loved reading the lessons myself and doing the problems on my own. It was a fun challenge to see how well I could do without a teacher giving a lesson to me. I believe this helped me become a better independent learner.

I stumbled accross TeenEntrepreneurConference.com and was inspired to see a young person with such a strong desire to learn how to become an entrepreneur. Immediately I noticed similiarities between Forrest and I. Not just because we were both homeschooled, but we both have a strong desire to continue learning all that we can about growing as Godly men, running a business, creating wealth, understanding finances, etc. What is especially inspiring about Forrest is that he hasn't even graduated yet and he is already starting his own business! Amazing!

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