Posted in deep thoughts, Full Disclosure on Dec 9th, 2011 10 Comments »
So far, this holiday season is not looking like it’s going down in our family history as one of the best. Everything is just a little off… We didn’t have snow until the first of December so it didn’t feel like Christmas until very recently. I’m busy with baby Fiona, so I have less time [...]
Posted in Attachment Parenting, deep thoughts, Middle school, Teens and high school, video on Dec 5th, 2011 8 Comments »
Someone commented on this video that she just wanted to share the gospel with this kid. I know a lot of people have posted the whole “it gets better” thing for all the kids getting bullied. But you know what? Kids shouldn’t have to get enough religion that they can bear to stand their lives [...]
Posted in deep thoughts, video on Oct 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
I just watched this commencement speech that Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in 2005. I learned a lot about him that I never knew and was so moved. I highly recommend listening to this wise man’s three stories… RIP Steve Jobs.
Posted in deep thoughts, support, Teens and high school on Aug 23rd, 2011 2 Comments »
A reader commented on my recent post about Victoria’s photography (“How are you going to teach XYZ?“) and made the excellent point that: I think the question behind the question ‘how you going to teach XYZ?’ is really ‘how are you going to teach XYZ when it is so boring nobody would *want* to learn [...]
Posted in deep thoughts, Photography, Teens and high school, Victoria on Aug 20th, 2011 13 Comments »
One of the most common questions homeschoolers hear from outsiders is “How are you going to teach ___”. You can fill in the blank — calculus, chemistry, algebra, physics, whatever. That question always perplexes me. It’s so easy for people (children, grown ups, teens, anybody) to learn things! There’s books, online videos, tutors, classes, web [...]
Posted in deep thoughts, reading on Jun 4th, 2011 9 Comments »
It’s summer time and summer reading program are springing up in every library, book store and web site. And my response is… meh. I have never been a fan of summer reading programs and my kids are pretty lackluster about them too. Some of the reasons: My kids love reading for the pure sake of [...]
Posted in deep thoughts, support on Apr 1st, 2011 12 Comments »
I’ve been talking to a lot of new homeschoolers lately and while there has been lots of excitement, I’ve also met up with so much fear. If you are new to homeschooling, I have something I have to tell you. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. Nothing. Do you know what you need to [...]
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 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 deep thoughts, Field trips & tours on Nov 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
Simple Homeschool had a post recently about what to have people do if someone else takes over watching your kids (and therefore homeschooling them) during times like births, vacations and illnesses. There was lots of good advice and in the comments people talked about how they left assignments, instructions, homework, etc. and got it done [...]
