‘Every now and then I’ll hear parents speak of how they are reading books to their children, almost as punishment. “They’re on a restriction from television, and so we’re reading books to them.” Though I know the intent is good, I find myself cringing at the thought—when did reading a book become something you do […]
Weekly Homeschool Wrap-Up, August 22, 2010
It’s weekly wrap-up time! If you want to join in, we’d love to see what is going on with you, so please visit Mary. The post that has been in me for close to three weeks has finally decided to come out. Ready for some serious rambling? From where I sat this […]
A Day in our Lives
I’ve been trying to pen a “Weekly Homeschool Wrap-up” for a couple of weeks now, but my mind hasn’t been able to compartmentalize enough to make the various sections sound like something other than garble. I think some part of the problem is that everyone except me had some variation of a cold on […]
Learning about Learning Styles
I can always count on Kysha for inspiration. After hearing Sally Clarkson speak at the HOTM Conference, and then reading her post on learning styles, I went back to one of my homeschool favorites, Educating the Whole Hearted Child, to re-read and see what I might learn. When I was first introduced to learning styles […]
Not-Back-to-School Blog Hop, Week 3: Class pictures
As I mentioned previously, our son has been a “beast” with science experiments, so every class picture would look like this. He’s loving it, thankfully. The oldest doesn’t like to be photographed, thinking that someone might see her in her robe, or note that her hair has a string out of place. I, however, […]