Sometimes life is really simpler than we make it. But also, when we ignore those basic, simple things in life, it can get complicated pretty fast. Everyone has a new idea, or is busy unearthing and promoting an old idea, and many times all these ideas seem to conflict and tear you apart as you…
We Need to Fill our Homes with Treasures. Some curricula is a treasure, but many are just copycats of the bland materials used in the public school system. The system we have left behind for one reason or another…perhaps the lack of treasures was a bigger reason than we realized at first? Treasures Take Time…
It has more to do with attitude than adding It’s no secret that we have a math problem in this country. Placing 39th out of 70 nations who participated does not put us near the top. In case you are one of the many citizens of our country suffering from a lack of understanding numbers…
School = Greek for Schole = Leisure I’m sorry guys. I know some parents really want to believe that homework is a kids job. Therefore, more important than any household chores. And since kids are so busy these days, what with trying to be experts and well-rounded all at the same time, there is no…
Into the darkness a little thread of light spunreaching itself thinall the way to the edgesof the darkness. It was a bright little lightbut as it became thinner and thinnerit also became dimmer and dimmeruntil it almost wasn’t. Looking around, the little lightwas filled with despairbecause despite all that stretchingit had failedto transform the darkness….
Books are the cheapest way to travel the world. Books are the quietest way to meet new people. Books can take you deeper into our world, exploring everything from particles to magnetism to fictional adventures like Journey to the Center of the Earth. Books also take you farther out of your bubble than anything else….
As I read about cognitive and neuroscience and all the amazing ways our brain learns I often see why I was attracted to certain educational philosophies and also why I didn’t jump all in. In other words, most of the educational philosophies popular in the homeschooling world have clear strengths and weaknesses when viewed through…
I just want to remind every mom out there who is feeling weighed down by all the imperfect mom guilt. Pinterest is a photo-op. It shows us the best possible outcomes, tied up in a bow. Completely Staged. Even my messy photo for this graphic isn’t really messy enough. Come on, walls that white with…
I just want to remind every mom out there who is feeling weighed down by all the imperfect mom guilt. Homeschooling is life. Life is messy. Pinterest is a photo-op. It shows us the best possible outcomes, tied up in a bow. Completely Staged. Even my messy photo for this graphic isn't really messy enough….
As I read about cognitive and neuroscience and all the amazing ways our brain learns I often see why I was attracted to certain educational philosophies and also why I didn't jump all in. In other words, most of the educational philosophies popular in the homeschooling world have clear strengths and weaknesses when viewed through…