I was just the victim of a random act of kindness! My kids and hubby are out for the evening, so I decide that I’ll have a nice chicken sandwich, get some good practice on the Beethoven Concerto I’m performing next month, then relax with a junk food snack while watching Netflix or something. So, I [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Sep
04
A Grand Unified Theory of Homeschooling
by heather
I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about different educational philosophies. From the typical public school curriculum and methodologies, or “school-at-home” homeschooling, to Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, Thomas Jefferson, Montessori, lapbooking, notebooking, earth-schooling, unschooling, Classical education… there is so much variety. And in my research and learning over the years, there is something of value in [...]
Tags: 14-year change, adolescence, charlotte mason, Classical education, elementary, high school, Homeschooling, math, Montessori, reading, science, unschooling, Waldorf, writing
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (11)
Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (11)
Sep
03
Keeping Us On Our Toes: The Best Laid Plans of Unschooling
by heather
I’m pretty sure I’ve posted before about how whatever we plan for our kids, they’ll turn things all topsy turvy and surprise us. In our case, it’s how I overdid early academics with my son, forcing him to do lots of workbooks (and yes, I do mean *forcing*) when he was far too young [...]
Tags: back to school, curriculum, free rangeori, Homeschooling, kindergarten, math, Montessori, Right Start, school supplies, unschooling, workbooks
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
Posted in Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (1)
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