Out in the milk house there are crates to sit on. One is green with a bit of the plastic web broken, and one is a very pleasing shade of blue with all of the plastic
intact and holding firm when sat upon. The green crate holds me but the cracked partmakes me a bit nervous and it is sort of a dull shade of green.
I prefer the blue crate.
There are two rooms, or sections, of the milk house. In the first
room sits the refrigerator, sink, water heater, and cooling tank.
Going through a door into the second section takes one into the space
where the cows stand in the stanchions and the child hangs out while
the cows are milked. The child likes to sit on a crate during
milking time. I like to sit on a crate while the cream is skimmed in
the refrigerator room. I prefer the blue crate. The child also
prefers the blue crate.
The crates frequently move from one space to the other for various
reasons. On more than one occasion when the child finds the green
crate to sit on, he will carry it in to the other room, and then carry
the blue crate back in to the milking space to sit on. He prefers the
blue crate. So he goes and gets it. He knows I need to sit while the
cream is skimmed so he is courteous enough to supply me with the green
crate, but he gets the blue one. He prefers the blue crate.
This is my understanding of will forces. From the time of just born
to the change of teeth, around age 7, humans are developing their will
forces. Wanting to sit on the blue crate is one thing, but actually
going to get the crate displays well developed will forces. The child
is going after what he wants. That is beautiful to me. It really
is not important which crate I sit on but it is important that the child
develops the ability to chase after his desires. So I bask in the
glory of the crate that I prefer being carried away. I am honored to
sit on the ugly, broken, green crate because there is a child who knows
what he wants and has the gumption to go after it.
This is part of the homeschooling process. Providing an environment
that supports and encourages the development of the child’s will
forces. We will learn abstract concepts like letters and numbers when
the child has reached that stage of human development, after the teeth
have begun changing. For now, when someone asks if I have started homeschooling
There are two rooms, or sections, of the milk house. In the first
room sits the refrigerator, sink, water heater, and cooling tank.
Going through a door into the second section takes one into the space
where the cows stand in the stanchions and the child hangs out while
the cows are milked. The child likes to sit on a crate during
milking time. I like to sit on a crate while the cream is skimmed in
the refrigerator room. I prefer the blue crate. The child also
prefers the blue crate.
The crates frequently move from one space to the other for various
reasons. On more than one occasion when the child finds the green
crate to sit on, he will carry it in to the other room, and then carry
the blue crate back in to the milking space to sit on. He prefers the
blue crate. So he goes and gets it. He knows I need to sit while the
cream is skimmed so he is courteous enough to supply me with the green
crate, but he gets the blue one. He prefers the blue crate.
This is my understanding of will forces. From the time of just born
to the change of teeth, around age 7, humans are developing their will
forces. Wanting to sit on the blue crate is one thing, but actually
going to get the crate displays well developed will forces. The child
is going after what he wants. That is beautiful to me. It really
is not important which crate I sit on but it is important that the child
develops the ability to chase after his desires. So I bask in the
glory of the crate that I prefer being carried away. I am honored to
sit on the ugly, broken, green crate because there is a child who knows
what he wants and has the gumption to go after it.
This is part of the homeschooling process. Providing an environment
that supports and encourages the development of the child’s will
forces. We will learn abstract concepts like letters and numbers when
the child has reached that stage of human development, after the teeth
have begun changing. For now, when someone asks if I have started homeschooling
with the child, I always answer yes.
"The child is influenced not by the uttered word but by the attitude of soul expressed, for instance, in the folding of the hands in reverence."
"Development of the child’s individual will forces is as important to education as the development of thinking capacities."
Will (Force): This is the determination of an individual. It gives a person the strength to pursue completion of a task and the ability to follow through.
gumption - shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
