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I may have been wrong about myself
March 6, 2013
I had the pleasure recently of speaking with Heather Caliri from the blog A Little Yes. Heather's blog is all about saying "yes" in your life and she's writing a series of interviews called One Woman's Yes, sharing the stories of different women who have said yes in their life. ...
Thresholds
March 4, 2013
Laurent turned twelve last week. We had a small family celebration in his honor. Laurent is at the threshold of adolescence. This is a slow journey. We don't rush our children to grow up and we afford them as much childhood as we can possibly give them; that also means ...
A definition of study
February 28, 2013
Study is not just reading, writing papers, and taking exams. This very narrow definition of study limits our thinking. Narrow thinking will squeeze the joy out of your homeschool environment (and add unnecessary worry) as your tendency will be to assign greater value to certain "schoolish" activities over the less "schoolish" ones.
Why can't learning look like this?
February 27, 2013
One of the arguments against interest-led learning is that it's not practical. Learning what interests you doesn't prepare you for real life. Huh? This one always stumps me. I'm a real person living in the real world. This is how I learn. Why does it have to look different for my children?
The Blessing of Spring (an adoption story)
February 21, 2013
I've been noticing that some of my friends online are talking about spring's arrival like it is just around the corner... not so where we live. I was reading through my journal recently and found last year's entry dated April 18. I wrote, "Spring has broken through in life and ...
Late Elementary Learner-Centric, Family-Friendly Homeschool Curriculum
February 19, 2013
My homeschool planning starts with evaluating who my children are and asking for Divine wisdom to meet their needs and guide them to where they need to go. I ask a bunch of questions. Who is my child? What do they need right now to help them succeed? What do ...
Learning Doesn't Stop on the Weekends
February 18, 2013
This is what I wanted this winter. Days of winter play. Making and meeting friends at the ski hill. And snow, lots of snow. It was one of those weekends. A weekend to make up for the last half of January. Damien's knee is now mended and the snow is ...
