They’ve Got the Whole World in Their Hands
We bought one of those solar system kits at JoAnn Fabrics and actually finished it this time. (We got one several years ago when we did astronomy the first time,…
Read moreReading, Teaching, and Wondering
My 6th grader has been following this reading list from The Well-Trained Mind. It corresponds to her history study this year — early moderns. A few of these have been…
Read moreWhy We’re Doing This, Take 10
It seems like I’ve written versions of this post several times before. It’s a subject I seem to feel the need to return to again and again: Why are we…
Read moreOrder and Chaos
This post was originally published on October 6, 2009: No significant reading going on around here — at least, not for me. I can’t seem to find a book to…
Read moreScratching the surface
There is so much mystery. The girls and I visited Ithaca’s Museum of the Earth today. We saw any number of amazing fossils, found and identified some of our own…
Read moreHow to listen
My feelings toward homeschooling have been all over the map lately. I feel restless. It’s odd that I recently reaffirmed my sense that my full-time job right now is being…
Read moreSAHM
There’s an article here on homeschooling your high school student. It’s short but provides a few tips on making the most of the experience. Will we be homeschooling through high…
Read moreBack to basics: why we’re doing this
I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that I’m open to other educational options than homeschooling, should we find ourselves in a place and circumstances with better…
Read moreField Trip: Legomania
There’s a new place in town, and a fellow homeschooler set up a field trip this week. Oh, the excitement at simply being in the same room with so many…
Read moreTechnology in school?
Jess posted a link to this article about a technology-free school where tech execs send their children. Very interesting — definitely worth a look. I’ve been thinking about showing my…
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