Okay, this is one of the best articles I’ve ever read about homeschooling–ever! For those of you who have never heard of the Onion, I should probably explain that the incredible, hilarious article about homeschool that I’m about to post here is a comic piece–meant to be funny–but one that hits so close to home [...]
Posts Tagged ‘teacher’
23 Mar
The Search for Quality School Books
Jennefer at the Smooth Stones Academy blog has recently posted an excellent, informative run-down of the different books they have tried in their homeschool, complete with her notes about what is and is not working. For parents who need advice and guidance before making those school book purchases, this is a must-read! You can read [...]
18 Feb
Universities Seeking out Homeschoolers
“Home-Schooled Students Rise in Supply and Demand” By PAULA WASLEY, The Chronicle of Higher Education For Katelin E. Dutill, high school began as soon as she woke up each day. During her senior year she would tackle her hardest courses first, while her 20-month-old sister was still asleep. That often meant taking a math or chemistry [...]
14 Feb
Improving a Child’s Memory
Children love to memorize things! Don’t believe me? Just observe how children beg for their favorite stories, songs, or movies over and over–because they want to memorize the passages, lyrics, or dialogue. As we get older, however, we lose our enthusiasm for the repetitive process of memorization (whereas kids love repetitive actions–like spinning around in [...]
14 Feb
More Science Fun
For those of you who missed my posting about science, click HERE to learn my secrets for helping children learn to love science! In that vein, I thought I’d share some pictures from our most recent expedition to our local science museum, where they hosted a lab that taught my children to design and build [...]
14 Feb
Art Lessons for Kids–From the Masters
My daughter Prima is the artist of the family. She’s always sketching, painting, and even constructing 3D projects, like the time she crafted this 3-D elephant out of twist ties and painter’s tape: I used to bemoan the fact that we couldn’t find an art teacher to help guide Prima’s talents, but now she’s learning [...]
11 Jan
Benefit of Natural Learning #10: Book-Loving Kids!
I discovered yet another benefit of natural, home-based learning last month: My daughter asked for BOOKS for Christmas! (I couldn’t get her to keep her eyes open for the camera flash. That’s okay–we’ll save those peepers for reading, I guess, LOL!) That’s right–while everyone else was rushing to the toy stores, looking for animatronic hamsters [...]
28 Dec
Holiday Learning Fun
The idea that the holidays are a time to cease learning and take a vacation is detrimental to young minds. It teaches children to view learning as a chore from which one must escape in order to have fun. Instead, I teach my children that continued learning is not only good for the mind, but [...]
28 Dec
Natural Learning Benefit #5: Mother Nature’s in Charge!
One of the benefits of natural learning is the abundance of time available for children to explore and enjoy the great outdoors, rather than spending their time confined inside a cinder-clock building. When our area was hit with a snow storm last week, my children were called to recess not by the clanging of a [...]
20 Dec
Eco-Friendly and Organized
I’ve always wanted an organized school room like this or this. But let’s face it–all those plastic bins and synthetic materials are NOT earth-friendly, and definitely NOT conducive to the cozy, organic learning atmosphere that I’m trying to build. Here’s a snapshot of the two spaces we use most in our homeschool. First, the homeschool [...]
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