{"id":13018,"date":"2020-05-06T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nche.com\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2021-01-27T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:52:14","slug":"casting-a-vision-using-biographies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nche.com\/es\/casting-a-vision-using-biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Proyectar una visi\u00f3n usando biograf\u00edas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<em><strong>Spring 2020\/ Diane Helfrich<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A young man born in Ohio grew up with an enormous sense of curiosity. He became deaf at a young age, was hyperactive by today&#8217;s standards, and the school kicked him out after only twelve weeks, saying he was uneducable. His mother chose to homeschool him for a time, and he received very little formal education. As a child, he turned his kitchen into a chemistry lab, experimenting, playing, and learning. He sold vegetables and newspapers to earn money, and at thirteen, he saved a three-year-old from being hit by a train. At that same age, he decided to publish a newspaper that became quite popular with local customers. During his life, he obtained 1093 patents, the most famous taking over 1000 tries to get it right. Do you have any idea who he was? This amazing person was Thomas Edison.<\/p>\n<p>A young girl was studying dance in Belgium at a major conservatory when World War II began. She had dreams of being a prima ballerina and was exceedingly talented. Her family, however, had to go into hiding as Hitler occupied their country. At one point, food was so scarce that she resorted to eating grass to survive. During this time, this young woman lost a significant amount of weight. As the war ended and she tried to return to dance, her teachers informed her that her body was too damaged; she could continue to dance, but she would never reach her dream. She turned instead to acting and, within five years, won her first academy award for best actress in a motion picture. She went on to become one of the most famous actresses of her era. Very accomplished in her field, she also had a heart for missions. She spent much of her later life working in Africa through UNICEF to help impoverished children. One of her famous quotes was something she said to her son. &#8220;As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.&#8221; Her war experiences shaped her, and she had a deep desire to help others, especially children. Her name was Audrey Hepburn.<\/p>\n<p>Why have I told you these stories? One of the joys we homeschool parents share, indeed, one of the opportunities and responsibilities we have, is helping our children find their passion and visions for their lives. Biographies of great people are a fantastic way for them to associate with achievers of all kinds of things. As they read about these people, your children unlock their passions and start to see themselves in a life-role. I see many students go to college with no idea of who they are and what they want to be, yet they need to declare a major and hone-in on a course of study early\u2014before most of them are ready. I know several college students who graduated, still not knowing who they are. The best way to counteract that is to help our children discover who they are before they leave us to go into the world.<\/p>\n<p>Encourage your children to read about many great people. The stories of those who have gone before will teach them how to survive in difficult times, how to solve enormous problems, how to follow dreams. These stories will tell of overcoming failures and disabilities, rising out of poverty and family difficulties. They will create ideas of possibilities and cast visions within your child. Without a vision, we tend to wander through life rather than focusing our direction. We need the next generation to go boldly into the world to solve challenging problems and create new opportunities. Besides that, it is incredible as a parent to watch your children grow into their giftedness and feel like they can conquer the world.\u00a0 There is no greater joy than watching our children cast their vision and live into it!<\/p>\n<p><em>Diane Helfrich is a fourteen-year veteran of homeschooling. She currently serves NCHE as a regional liaison and as the newly appointed development director. Her husband, David, serves the Department of the Army in support of Special Forces. They have two children: Ian is working on a PhD in economics at Georgia Tech, and Anna is a case manager for abused and trafficked children in Yakima, Washington.<\/em><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_16&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; global_module=&#8221;19006&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primavera 2020\/ Diane Helfrich Un joven nacido en Ohio creci\u00f3 con un enorme sentido de la curiosidad. Se qued\u00f3 sordo a una edad temprana, era hiperactivo seg\u00fan los est\u00e1ndares actuales y la escuela lo ech\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de solo doce semanas, diciendo que no pod\u00eda educarse. Su madre eligi\u00f3 educarlo en casa por un tiempo y recibi\u00f3 muy poca educaci\u00f3n formal. Cuando era ni\u00f1o, convirti\u00f3 su cocina en un laboratorio de qu\u00edmica, experimentando, jugando y aprendiendo. Vend\u00eda verduras y peri\u00f3dicos para ganar dinero y, a los trece a\u00f1os, salv\u00f3 a un ni\u00f1o de tres a\u00f1os de ser atropellado por un tren. A esa misma edad decidi\u00f3 publicar un peri\u00f3dico que se hizo bastante popular entre los clientes locales. Durante su vida, obtuvo 1093 patentes, la m\u00e1s famosa de las cuales se hizo cargo de 1000 intentos para hacerlo bien. \u00bfTienes alguna idea de qui\u00e9n era? Esta persona asombrosa fue Thomas Edison. Una ni\u00f1a estaba estudiando danza en B\u00e9lgica en un importante conservatorio cuando comenz\u00f3 la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ella so\u00f1aba con ser una primera bailarina y era extremadamente talentosa. Su familia, sin embargo, tuvo que esconderse cuando Hitler ocup\u00f3 su pa\u00eds. En un momento, la comida era tan escasa que recurri\u00f3 a comer hierba para sobrevivir. Durante este tiempo, esta joven perdi\u00f3 una cantidad significativa de peso. Cuando termin\u00f3 la guerra y trat\u00f3 de volver a bailar, sus maestros le informaron que su cuerpo estaba demasiado da\u00f1ado; podr\u00eda seguir bailando, pero nunca alcanzar\u00eda su sue\u00f1o. En cambio, se dedic\u00f3 a la actuaci\u00f3n y, en cinco a\u00f1os, gan\u00f3 su primer premio de la Academia a la mejor actriz en una pel\u00edcula. Se convirti\u00f3 en una de las actrices m\u00e1s famosas de su \u00e9poca. Muy consumada en su campo, tambi\u00e9n ten\u00eda un coraz\u00f3n para las misiones. Pas\u00f3 gran parte de su vida posterior trabajando en \u00c1frica a trav\u00e9s de UNICEF para ayudar a los ni\u00f1os pobres. Una de sus citas famosas fue algo que le dijo a su hijo. \u201cA medida que crezcas, descubrir\u00e1s que tienes dos manos, una para ayudarte a ti mismo y la otra para ayudar a los dem\u00e1s\u201d. Sus experiencias de guerra la moldearon y ten\u00eda un profundo deseo de ayudar a los dem\u00e1s, especialmente a los ni\u00f1os. Su nombre era Audrey Hepburn. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 te he contado estas historias? Una de las alegr\u00edas que compartimos los padres que educan en el hogar, de hecho, una de las oportunidades y responsabilidades que tenemos, es ayudar a nuestros hijos a encontrar su pasi\u00f3n y visiones para sus vidas. Las biograf\u00edas de grandes personas son una forma fant\u00e1stica de asociarse con personas que han logrado todo tipo de cosas. A medida que leen sobre estas personas, sus hijos descubren sus pasiones y comienzan a verse a s\u00ed mismos en un rol de vida. Veo a muchos estudiantes que van a la universidad sin tener idea de qui\u00e9nes son y qu\u00e9 quieren ser, pero necesitan declarar una especializaci\u00f3n y perfeccionarse en un curso de estudio temprano, antes de que la mayor\u00eda de ellos est\u00e9n listos. Conozco a varios estudiantes universitarios que se graduaron, a\u00fan sin saber qui\u00e9nes son. La mejor manera de contrarrestar eso es ayudar a nuestros hijos a descubrir qui\u00e9nes son antes de que nos dejen para irse al mundo. Anime a sus hijos a leer acerca de muchas personas excelentes. Las historias de los que se han ido antes les ense\u00f1ar\u00e1n c\u00f3mo sobrevivir en tiempos dif\u00edciles, c\u00f3mo resolver problemas enormes, c\u00f3mo seguir los sue\u00f1os. Estas historias contar\u00e1n la superaci\u00f3n de fracasos y discapacidades, la superaci\u00f3n de la pobreza y las dificultades familiares. Crear\u00e1n ideas de posibilidades y proyectar\u00e1n visiones dentro de su hijo. Sin una visi\u00f3n, tendemos a vagar por la vida en lugar de enfocar nuestra direcci\u00f3n. Necesitamos que la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n se adentre con valent\u00eda en el mundo para resolver problemas desafiantes y crear nuevas oportunidades. Adem\u00e1s de eso, es incre\u00edble como padre ver a sus hijos crecer y sentir que pueden conquistar el mundo. \u00a1No hay mayor alegr\u00eda que ver a nuestros hijos proyectar su visi\u00f3n y vivirla! Diane Helfrich es una veterana de catorce a\u00f1os de educaci\u00f3n en el hogar. Actualmente se desempe\u00f1a en NCHE como enlace regional y como directora de desarrollo reci\u00e9n nombrada. Su esposo, David, sirve en el Departamento del Ej\u00e9rcito en apoyo de las Fuerzas Especiales. 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