Sep

27

Speaking Life

Posted by Marye

September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

This week has gotten away from me. We have had church stuff every night and Marc has been in more pain than usual.
Ethan began taking Spanish classes at the private school associated with our church. It will be interesting to see how he does in a classroom situation. I am not convinced this is […]

Sep

21

Heroes

Posted by Marye

September 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

My husband still has his POW bracelet from the 60’s. I think it is amazing and irritating, that he NEVER throws things away, but in this case it is a good thing, I think. We need, again, in my opinion, we need a good reminder of what the cost of war is in […]

Sep

19

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Posted by Marye

September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

You know what day it is right? Talk like a pirate day. You know, there is alot of inspiration that can bring ot your homeschool experience.
Listen to the cd of Gilbert and Sullian’s Pirate’s of Penzance or better yet, get the dvd from Netflix. Try to find out why they wrote the way […]

Sep

18

Happy Birthday U.S. Air Force!

Posted by Marye

September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today’s holiday is the birthday of the United States Air Force. They take alot of flack from the other services, all in good fun of course.
On Sept. 18, 1947, W. Stuart Symington was sworn in as the first secretary of the Air Force. This branch would no longer be the Army Air Force but a […]

Sep

17

Self Directed Learning From the Beginning

Posted by Marye

September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

O.k..last time we were talking about how to let a older student heal from burn out. The best thing, though, is that they never get burnt out.
Children are born learning about the world around them. They learn to smile, to talk, to walk, to play and none of that has to be taught to them. […]

Sep

15

Saturday..Saturday..

Posted by Marye

September 15, 2007 | 1 Comment

This Saturday promises to be a refreshing bit of down time. Nothing much happening, the house is rather quirt this morning. The kids are enjoying a bit of liberty before we head over to a friends to help them with their shed.
The holiday for today is Granparent’s Day.
This is an especially poignant day […]

Sep

14

Encouraging Self Directed Learning Part 2

Posted by Marye

September 14, 2007 | 1 Comment

You know the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” ? Read on.
Exactly what do we mean when we say, “self directed” learning? The quick answer is that it is the point at which a student takes responsibility and interest in his own learning plan. A […]

Sep

13

MIA Homeschool Mom!

Posted by Marye

September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Just to let you know my computer went down yesterday and Marc worked like crazy to bring it back up..but I go behind a bit and so it will be tomorrow before I post hte next part of the series.

Sep

11

Encouraging Self Directed Learning: Part 1

Posted by Marye

September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Encouraging self directed learning begins at birth. Allowing a child to grow and mature at their own rate, giving them free time to explore their environment their way, and nurturing an appreciation for books is a lifelong experience. As they get older we become more concerned that they learn at the same rate […]

Sep

10

Homeschool Music

Posted by Marye

September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

September is National Piano month. In honor of that do a quick study of the composers that maybe you haven’t studied before. Listening to classical music is really an amazing way to widen your horizons. According to some studies Mozart helps the brain in learning math. That in itself would be a great experiment. Try […]

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