I listened to a podcast months ago about “schooling backwards” and I can’t stop thinking about it. I wish I could remember whose podcast it was as I would love to go back and listen to it again. It really made me think. What struck me as so interesting is how they were discussing preparing […]
Read MoreJoin a Coop…Or Not?
Join a Coop…Or Not? When I first started homeschooling I didn’t know anyone who was homeschooling and I think a few friends, and certainly most of my family, thought I was a little nuts. As I slowly entered the homeschool world I was introduce to the concept of coops within about a minute of deciding […]
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Technology and Kids
Technology. We see it everywhere. We are part of it. It is everywhere. I have a love/hate relationship with technology. I love access to information in a second and jumping on the computer and finishing whatever I needed to do in half the time, really a quarter of the time, that it would have taken me […]
Read MoreFive Favorite Math Resources
What happens when writer decides to homeschool? She starts looking into creative ways to help her children master their math skills. With a 3rd grader and a 5th grader, I know my days teaching them math are numbered. So in addition to great curricula (more on these in another post), I’ve relied on some clever […]
Read More5 Favorite Carschooling Resources
Homeschooling ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. When I first decided to homeschool, I picture cozy cuddle sessions on the couch with my two angels reading Shakespeare, or lazy days in the garden picking veggies and communing with nature. I pictured freshly scrubbed faces engrossed in their work around the kitchen table while I […]
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Why I’m Proud to Be a Helicopter Mom
Helicopter Mom, Helicopter Mom, Helicopter Mom. Get me a t-shirt and I will wear it. I have been told by some people that I am a helicopter mom. And while I can see where this might be a negative, I also see where it is a positive. I don’t know about you, but I feel […]
Read MoreWhy do we homeschool?
Why do we homeschool? Jean: Nada and I did a periscope today and we were asked why we homeschool. I thought this was a great question and I get it more frequently than you would think. I don’t mind the question at all, but sometimes I am troubled that people automatically think that it […]
Read MoreEducation and Travel (Italy) – Part 7
Education in Italy So we have not have much formal education during our eleven days in Italy, but that is OK. We reviewed materials on our way to Italy, learned Latin Root Words and practiced some Italian on the airplane and in the hotel. Once in Italy the learning happened without my assistance. We have […]
Read MoreVenice – Part 6
Venice We are off again to Venice, our last stop in Italy. We took a taxi from the B&B to the train station (about one hour from B&B in Sorrento), then took the train to Bologna and a connecting train to Venice. As I am writing this we are on the train. I have some […]
Read MoreAmalfi Coast, Positano, Pompeii – Part 5
Amalfi Coast, Positano, Pompeii From our B&B we took a tour to the Amalfi Coast, which included Positano. We arranged this a tour through the B&B. This was a great tour. They picked us up at the hotel and the boat ride itself was pleasant. The guys on the boat were fun and friendly and […]
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