Okay, let's give this a whirl!

I'm new to the blogging world which means I'm WAY behind. So please bear with me as I get my footing. I'm going to try to post something every few days that I think might be useful in some way. That is a daunting goal as there is truly 'nothing new under the sun' and certainly it would be difficult to try to contribute anything new to the great blogosphere!

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Today, here, I'll just share a photo of my grandson deep in thought and highly focused - a rare occasion! He's working on reading a list of materials needed to create his next 'invention' as he likes to call them. In order to get to his goal, he's perusing a book called "Kinetic Contraptions" which is really suitable for high school. However, he is determined to figure out each step from both the book illustrations and by READING the instructions. He has just recently shown a real interest in reading and this has been highly motivating. It's really the only way to go in my opinion.

Children will learn when they LOVE what learning is all about. So happy to see him like this, I snapped a quick photo for "the portfolio".