How do you deal with science?
I actually had some pretty strong opinions about home schooling, but reading some of the questions and answers here have made me feel somewhat less hostile to home schooling, but I cannot shake one of the few experiences I have had with a woman who was home schooled. She actually tried to convince me that mudras – hand positions in yoga – can stop a heart attack. Now, whether she was fed this nonsense as religious dogma or she came to believe it as an adult, this woman was either never taught proper science, never taught critical thinking, or never taught either. How to you both assure that your children are getting a proper science education (I’ve seen a number of people say that their children are self-taught in this department) and make sure your children can think critically?
I’m home educated. I don’t do anything like chemistry or physics (they’re not needed for the Uni course I’m going to do) but my brother was able to do both subjects successfully right up to the HSC (Year 13) using what he could find at home or easily get from the pharmacy, local store etc.
I have done various critical thinking courses since I was 10 years old though. There’s no reason why home educated kids should feel deprived of the opportunity to learn how to think critically for themselves.
PS I was told by a cardiologist a while ago that coughing can help if you reckon you’re having a heart attack. So, while the idea of yoga might not be the whole answer, if it relaxes you and therefore your heart muscles, i guess it may help the flow of blood to the heart muscle thus reducing the amount of pain and possibly limiting the potential damage.
Hannah
How to Do Yoga Hand Gestures : How to Perform the Poorn Gyan Yoga Mudra
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Mudras: Yoga In Your Hands $9.89 Mudras also playfully called the "finger power points" are yoga positions for your hands and fingers. They can be practiced sitting, lying down, standing, or walking. They can be done at any time and place while stuck in traffic, at the office, watching TV, or whenever you have to twiddle your thumbs waiting for something. Hirschi shows you how these techniques can prevent illness, relieve stress, and heal emotional problems. |
