Oct

3

TV Or Not TV — That Is the Question!

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October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

When I was a kidm I would trudge my way through a full day of public school, and once I returned home I would emotionally inject four hours of television-opium into my system.  There were days when I actually lied to my parents about my homework just so I could watch my G. I. Joe [...]

Aug

31

“The Well Trained Mind” by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise

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August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here’s the first thing you read on the inside jacket of this fascinating book about “classical education”: Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn?  If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education – by doing it yourself. And so [...]

Aug

29

Fun with Sibling Rivalry

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August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Right now, my 9 year old child is sitting at her desk, struggling with her two last math problems.  She has been staring at those numbers for the past half hour. However, my six-year-old is standing right beside me, reading these words as I type them.  I’m sure she’s anxious to play a game or [...]

Apr

14

Why Do You Homeschool?

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April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  I enjoy reading Principled Discovery because it helps me keep up with what is happening in the homeschooling world…That may sound odd, but I really am pulled in so many directions these days that I tend to take life one chore at a time, and use what is left over for sleep.  I suspect [...]

Mar

6

Daily Things Are School, Too.

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March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This was going to be my wordless Wednesday picture but I lost track of time and did not get it posted. We have had the first kids of the season this week, Hadassah dropped twin bucklings. She has never once had a doeling …But they are blue eyed and so should be easy to sell. [...]

Mar

5

Brilliant or Healthy?

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March 5, 2008 | 3 Comments

  Nick is coming along in math.  I am pleased with how he is doing.  He has always been the one of my kids that was very mom oriented. Now, with Erin and Jon, and their two kids living here, I find that he is even more attached to me.  No-one else can help him [...]

Nov

27

Cracking the Self Esteem Code

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November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house… The kids were cracking pistachios for …yikes, now I can’t remember what they were cracking them  for…Pistachio, cranberry, and white chocolate chip cookies I think .. Anyway.. Having kids working around me, with me, by me…it is a habit. I know people with small families [...]

Oct

1

October is COmputer Learning Month

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October 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

There are alot of ways to utilize the computer for learning at home. Programs like Switched on Schoolhouse are helpful to parents that prefer not to carry the full responsibility for the teaching process. The student sits at the computer and utilizes the capabilites of the program for learning all subjects or just one. There [...]

Sep

17

Self Directed Learning From the Beginning

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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 [...]

Sep

14

Encouraging Self Directed Learning Part 2

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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 [...]

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