The closer we got to pick up day, the more I thought about bees as stinging insects rather than honey producers. The children were anxious, picturing life imprisoned in the house for fear of getting stung. We all were anxious … Continue reading
I recently came across Handmade and Homegrown’s 12 New Things Challenge post and it has been waiting patiently in my bookmarks ever since. I liked the idea. Kind of like the Homesteading Skill-A-Month Challenge over at Frugal Living, but open … Continue reading
The science behind learning styles According to Learning Styles, Concepts and Evicence, a study [pdf] published in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, that whole learning styles thing may not be all we think it is. Sure, it … Continue reading
Like I mentioned yesterday, I will be watching President Obama’s speech to America’s school children with my children later today. We have little ones around here, so we’ll be using the elementary lesson plans, legal or not. Actually, we’ll be … Continue reading
Update: The text of the speech is now available. Is he seriously going to say “God bless you. God bless America” to every student in America? Tomorrow, President Obama will speak to the nation’s school children, presumably about setting education … Continue reading
Amy Platon of Scribble Ink Cafe had an article published in the Orlando Sentinel advsing homeschoolers to stick with the system. I have much respect for parents who take matters into their own hands in an effort to protect their … Continue reading
Responding to an earlier opinion column, Should evolution be taught in school?, Kalamazoo Gazette reader Lawrence Kapture throws out some thoughts on home education. Homeschooling is essentially a protest movement. Regardless of motivation, homeschoolers believe public schools are unable to … Continue reading
It has been a long time since I’ve picked up a book that I could not put down. Perhaps I should be a bit embarrassed by the fact that I finally relived that pleasure of a book read in a … Continue reading
Both the New York Observer and cityfile take a moment to poke fun at the wealthy and at homeschoolers as they take a brief look at a new education service in town: Quality Education by Design (QED), a sort of … Continue reading
Bill Heller, a public school teacher, has written a pretty good open letter to President Obama regarding education, highlighting the successes of his own school as well as problems that federal involvement has caused for public education through the passage … Continue reading
I homeschool my children on a small hobby farm in rural Nebraska and write about life more abundantly, from the joy of a baby's smile to the almost unbearable grief of losing a son while seeking beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of the spirit of despair (Isaiah 61:3)
