High School
A goal-driven curriculum
March 18, 2015
For the first time in our homeschool history one of our kids has a driving, fairly long-term goal that they are working towards. And this self-directed goal is shaping her curriculum and schedule this year.
Project-Based Learning & Interview Assessments
March 12, 2015
Why quitting projects is not the end of the world, and how I learned to interview our kids through our experience managing a large-scale student-directed project.
Where are all the homeschooled high schoolers?
March 9, 2015
Why it's hard to find stories and experiences about interest-led teens on the web and what I'm hoping to do about that in this homeschooling through high school series.
(teen) Kids in the Kitchen
March 6, 2015
Having my kids involved in the kitchen is about learning important skills, like cooking, but it's also about sharing household responsibilities so I'm not taking on too much of the household burden.
A month of homeschooling on FIMBY
February 28, 2015
It's been a long time since I've written anything substantial about homeschooling and I'd like to do something about that.
My heart lives here
December 17, 2014
But sometimes life, and the different interests we all have, slows down to the measure of a steady heartbeat. An hour in late afternoon, when I'm on supper and all three sit, together, drawing and painting at the table.
More than a fuzzy feeling
October 9, 2014
I am extremely gratified at the character traits I see in my children. Determination, tenacity, long suffering, responsibility, sacrifice, kindness. Equally though and perhaps more importantly, I am thrilled that hope is the fruit of that character growth.
