Please Stop Telling Me My Kids Are Precious

Monday I will be writing a Dear mom post, this is for any moms who struggle with wanting to be perfect, or have a perfect plan, or a perfectly ordered house, or perfect children etc. Tuesday I come back with thoughts and resources about homeschooling for free. Also, on Tuesday, you will want to check…

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When we obsess about finding the perfect way to educate our children, we get lost in the search. In the meantime, our children's education is less than it could be, not because we didn't try our best, or because we chose the wrong educational philosophy, but rather, because we were so obsessed with theories we…

“I am confident that as they gain self-knowledge they’ll also become self-teachers—and only self-teaching has any lasting value.” John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us DownSelf-knowledge. A very staple ingredient to living a fulfilling life. We know the culture around us does not place a high value on this form of knowledge. But we don’t have to…

Do you ever get tired of educational hype and trendy fads? Want to know the truth about S.T.E.M.? It's not about the catchy acronym. Educate yourself so you can judge products before you buy, not every fancy package with the S.T.E.M. label on it will guide your child towards a lucrative career in tech. Also,…