Artists-in-Residence
Instagram and Interest-led learning
September 11, 2013
People, including children, learn what they "need to know" by doing things that interest and inspire them.
A little bit of drawing
June 20, 2013
We didn't teach the kids to draw, they just never lost their interest in it. Nature or nurture? I'm not exactly sure but I think it's a bit of both.
Technology is the New Literacy
June 17, 2013
We don't want to teach our kids to be point and click users, we want to teach them to be think and create users.
Show and Share Supper
May 17, 2013
Our supper time fantasy table talk was becoming tedious. It was time to re-engage with the "real world".
Arrival of the Purple Finch
May 8, 2013
The most recent arrival to the feeder is the Purple Finch. This spring is the first time we've seen a purple finch; and we're all in love with the rich red of the males.
Where They Want To Be (or, you don't need a school-room to homeschool)
May 6, 2013
You don't need a special space to create the "right environment" for creativity or learning. What you need is "right relationship".
The color of creativity
April 20, 2013
We are waiting right now for the colors of spring. The weather is warming and the snow is melting but lime green leaves, buttery yellow blossoms, and pastel purple petals are still weeks away in our world.
