Comments on: Of Daffodils and Diesels, Revisited https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kaye Swain https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21180 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:34:46 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21180 Great essay on one of my favorite topics – that God makes all kids (and grandkids 🙂 ) different and not everyone should have to take the same route of education. Tech schools are just as important as anything else, as are music, art, homemaking, etc. – and yet they keep getting phased out of both public and Christian classrooms – and sometimes homeschool programs as well. As you wisely point out, not all kids will or should go to college but they all should be educated – just in different ways to match the skill-set God blessed them with. Thanks for a very interesting and thought-provoking article.

]]> By: Blog Carnival: Summer Isn’t Over Yet | Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21179 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:35:09 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21179 […] contribution for this carnival will be the Of Daffodils and Diesels Revisited post from the archive. It was hard to choose– there are articles on everything from […]

]]> By: Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21178 Wed, 04 May 2011 13:39:49 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21178 In reply to christy.

I’m so glad that you’ve each enjoyed it. I encountered Daffodils and Diesels at the beginning of our homeschool journey, and kept it in mind through the years.

So much misery can be avoided if we allow each to grow and work within his or her gifts. It goes both ways– a student who works best with his or her mind should have the doors of academic opportunity opened.

]]> By: christy https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21177 Wed, 04 May 2011 08:12:50 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21177 Thank you for the article. Touched my heart.Its a reminder to me that not everyone needs a college education and that everyone is special and different.

]]> By: Karleen https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21176 Wed, 04 May 2011 01:01:51 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21176 Janice,
Thanks for posting this…it’s a great reminder for me, on those days when Pre-Algebra and reading a textbook are major struggles.

I’ve got at least 2 boys who are NOT college bound. They sound much like the young man in this essay!

]]> By: Carletta https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21175 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:58:07 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21175 Excellent! A great reminder that we need to value children’s individual gifts and talents, instead of trying to force them into a particular mold.

]]> By: Carnival of Homeschooling | Corn and Oil https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21174 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:40:50 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21174 […] alternatives. The "Daffodils and Diesels" essay will show you why."  Read her Of Daffodils and Diesels, Revisited post.  It's a thoughtful and good reminder that some of us have budding mechanics and […]

]]> By: Henry https://doingwhatmatters.com/of-daffodils-and-diesels-revisited/#comment-21173 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:33:37 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=613#comment-21173 I hadn’t read that essay before. Thanks for posting it.

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