Apr

23

Taking the Plunge

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April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It would be an understatement to say that I’ve become obsessed with this idea of unschooling. In fact, this week I decided to take the plunge. Pretty brave of me considering there’s really only a month left in the school year. My 13 year old will be working on her 4-H projects. […]

Apr

12

Passions

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April 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

My last post about unschooling and helping our kids pursue their passions got me thinking about my own experiences. In 6th grade I took algebra and my teacher was a computer programmer. I don’t remember why he left his programming job to be a teacher but my experience with him definitely swayed me […]

Apr

5

Unschooling?

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April 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

This year I’ve really started paying attention to the natural gifts and interests of my girls. My 13 year old loves everything artistic - singing, acting, writing and creating various works of art. My eight year old loves animals of all kinds. I know my parents were aware of my gifts and […]

Apr

2

High Def Homeschooling

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April 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My husband has had his eye on an HD satellite dish for well over a year. I honestly don’t see that much difference between HD and standard definition so I was less than supportive. The installer came last Thursday and the first day was pretty stressful as we learned all the new features. […]