As many of us wind down to begin a homeschool year that coincides with the traditional school calendar, I cannot help but notice the scores of visitors that frequent my Curriculum Choice and Daily Schedule page. Since this week is the first of the 4-week iHomeschool Network Blog Hop, I thought it might be the […]
For the second year in a row, we have begun school on the road. This year’s trip didn’t leave us soaked, but it is a watershed in American history: Little Rock, Arkansas’ Central High School. This majestic institution, built for $1.5 million in the late 1920’s (the “separate-but-equal” Paul Laurence Dunbar High had to […]
Like most of us who educate our kids at home, I often have a bookmark in several books at one time. I am currently reading My American Journey, the autobiography of four-star General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. As he shares the story of his life—his family’s West Indian heritage, surviving the South during the 60’s, and […]
My mind began to drift on yesterday as I listened to Pastor—not the normal sundry thoughts from what’s for lunch to why is it always so cold in here, but purposeful drifting. I would almost call it life application thoughts. You see, our pastor has been speaking for months now from Psalms 1, about the […]
This will almost sound like an apologetic regarding a few of our curriculum choices, though that is far from my intent. To be truthful, these are simply my latest ramblings about education as I pull together lesson plans for our middle schooler. As a home educator, I think alot about my own educational process […]