December 11, 2009 – 8:00 pm
A few weeks ago, I’d posted an interview with a 13yo homeschooler (my son), who is now an avid reader, on my blog. I received this comment from a reader, Lindy:
WOW, what a great kid you have there. And you know great kids come from great parents. Good job!!! I am trying really hard to [...]
By Beth
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Also posted in Books, Day in the Life, Encouragement, Favorite Resources, Testimonies, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Video Games
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Tagged books, delight-directed learning, homeschooling, reading
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September 22, 2009 – 1:50 pm
A typical day in the life over at All About (My) Boys: tossing a few things
A lovely photo journal of what looks like an incredible educational trip over at Growing Urban Wildflowers:
“…or, there and back again”
A great post about a duck and a boy over at Life-Led-Learning: Wild Duck Rescue
A review of a book [...]
August 20, 2009 – 10:20 pm
Rainbow Sticks: About siblings and how they grow.
A New School Year: About, surprisingly, a new school year as unschoolers.
I know there are some others out there that I missed–if you see a great one post it in the comments please (including if it is your own).
August 13, 2009 – 3:30 am
Now that everyone else is gearing up for the school year those of us who unschool are finally starting to slow down. I know that we personally have had a busy summer full of all sorts of educational opportunities which have kept me from blogging, and I am sure many others are finding the [...]
As unschoolers, we like to let our kids follow their interests and develop their giftedness. We let them explore and discover, and we offer suggestions and guidance. And once in awhile I feel like it’s time to have some concentrated, directed, purposeful education going on. That’s what this post is all about.
This is a one-week [...]
January 26, 2009 – 4:43 pm
A few people have asked me about dealing with resistance from kids. We all face it, and it’s not fun. Dealing with a bad attitude or a straight out “NO!” is really a relationship issue. What do you expect from your kids and how much do you respect their opinions? How much do they respect [...]
December 19, 2008 – 11:38 pm
First, for those who don’t know the above is an xkcd comic. Perl is a programming language with many uses. The comic reminded me of my husband and got me thinking about the really important things and the things that are not so important.
As most of you know my husband is a self taught programmer [...]
October 9, 2008 – 4:16 pm
The other day the antique appraiser I help out, remembering how in the past I have needed to work less in order to spend time teaching the kids, asked when I needed to change my schedule and be less available. It caught me off guard because I have gotten so used to our lifestyle of [...]
By Heather
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Also posted in Application, Encouragement, How They Learn, Learning Styles, Personality, Testimonies, Thoughts, Unschooled Kids, Unschooling
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Tagged children, Christian, education, interest led learning, learning, life, Unschooling
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October 8, 2008 – 1:13 pm
This Baby Blues applies to me as well. Though the more unschooling we do the less they differentiate play from work. My youngest two spent all day helping me pull up carpet, staples, and nails, and take the trim off the walls. We had fun. We played. We enjoyed our work. Work is a gift [...]
October 7, 2008 – 1:16 pm
Click here to read the comic first then come back.
My kids used to always complain about how serious I was and how Daddy was more fun. I would forget to spend time playing with the kids because I get caught up in other projects. I didn’t spend much time just being with them, [...]
