Posted in deep thoughts, Full Disclosure, personal on Dec 30th, 2010 17 Comments »
I’ve never used the unschooling word to describe what we do. It does come awfully close to how we homeschool around here much of the time, but I’ve always preferred to call us “eclectic” and “child led” and “relaxed.” It’s not only because I’ve been kicked off of unschooling lists (true story — twice!). It’s [...]
Posted in pictures on Dec 28th, 2010 2 Comments »
In pictures, my favorite bits of the past week…
Posted in cool sites, deep thoughts, Fun on Dec 23rd, 2010 2 Comments »
I love the wisdom of Teacher Tom’s blog, for more than just preschool projects. I love his basic philosophy on life and education. If It’s Not Fun, You’re Not Doing It Right This post really hits it on the nail for me. This is why we homeschool. This is why that BS about school outside [...]
Posted in Funnies on Dec 22nd, 2010 1 Comment »
In honor of the season…….
Posted in personal on Dec 20th, 2010 6 Comments »
We were going to go to a winter solstice party tomorrow. We were really excited — there was going to be snowshoeing, a solstice supper, fire dancing, and we were going to meet some homeschool friends the girls are e-pals with for the first time, plus see other friends we enjoy at a place we [...]
Posted in cool sites, Worksheets & printables on Dec 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Looking for some new resources? This page looks like it hasn’t been updated for a while, but my goodness, it’s certainly full of links for homeschoolers! Some are arranged by grade level and others by subject… Subjects…………………………………………………………………………………….1 Art Computers & Keyboarding Geography Health & Safety History/Social Studies Language Arts Library: Internet Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Math [...]
Posted in Daily log, freebies, personal, pictures on Dec 15th, 2010 2 Comments »
1. Daryl ordered some free educational DVD’s (I’ll find out which ones, but in the meantime here and here are some sources of others) and he watched one on glaciers with the kids. Afterwards, he kept quizzing Jack and high-fiving him when he answered right. It was very cute, and Jack learned some impressive knowledge [...]
Posted in In the news on Dec 14th, 2010 2 Comments »
Have you seen this list? What an amazing assortment of people who were homeschooled! Some of these people were only homeschooled for part of their school years, but it’s still quite an interesting read. From the founder of WikiLeaks to “the youngest art and poetry prodigy in history” (her paintings have sold for as much [...]
Posted in Fun on Dec 12th, 2010 No Comments »
I just read an article in the Journal of Pediatrics about how many teenagers who are survivors of cancer have to repeat a grade in high school (about 33% in this study, plus 20% of their siblings). There is something profoundly wrong with the world when children who beat #$@$ing cancer have to worry about [...]
Posted in cool sites, nature, science on Dec 11th, 2010 No Comments »
Looking for some cool ways to incorporate science in your homeschool? Here’s 10 links to help do that. These five were stumbled upon this week… Lick your rats and build a DNA molecule! Those are two real pages on this AWESOME site run by the University of Utah’s Learn Genetics page. Take your time exploring [...]
