Every once in a while we have a day that can be described as nothing short of educational, which we usually call “edumactational” to make it more fun. These are the sorts of days that I dreamed of when my children were still babies and I thought about homeschooling them as they were older; fun [...]
I wanted to pop in and share a great article I ran into today on raising kids to really be successful and not just follow others: Raising Kids with a Wild Streak. Definitely a great read.
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 [...]
November 18, 2008 – 10:20 pm
Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is the facilitating of that passion to learn, to build and to creatively express ones self; that desire to grow and to become something great that’s within us all, my own children specifically, manifesting itself in so many various talents. As a parent and my children’s primary [...]
By Beth
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Also posted in Day in the Life, How They Learn, Personality, Struggles, Testimonies, Thoughts, Unschooled Kids
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Tagged delight-directed learning, eclectic homeschooling, education, inspiration, Unschooling
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November 17, 2008 – 9:34 pm
When I began to homeschool I tried the classical Christian approach and thought that every single day I needed to teach my Kindergartner Bible Math Reading and Art That didn’t seem too bad and I actually really enjoyed it! (Except for the fact that W wasn’t anywhere near ready for reading at age 5!) But [...]
November 15, 2008 – 9:07 pm
Collecting seeds in the woods resulted in imaginative creations. My son designed a pine cone bird with a sweetgum head. My daughters made acorn dolls with green hair and silk flower dresses. On our next adventure, we hope to gather leaves. Last year the leaves rotted brown. If the rusty patinas are missing again, we [...]
November 10, 2008 – 10:45 am
Recently at our monthly home school meeting there was a discussion panel on styles of home schooling and different curriculum used. There were 4 mom’s on the panel. One (L) was to talk about being fully aligned with the Province, one (J) was to talk about using a specific curriculum, another (C) about traditional home [...]
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, Character development, 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 [...]
