I don’t have four kids homeschooling anymore. But I did. I have a teenager, studying at a high school level, who is very much as independent as a college student, waking herself for early morning on line classes, tracking her study hours, watching her deadlines, getting to town for her part time job. I have … Continue reading
Taken from a family trip to rural Kenya in 2010…the kids’ comments at the end are the best! I was asked why I wasn’t bringing the kids’ studies on our two month trip, ten time zones away. The school year was not out yet. It was only the beginning of April. Throughout our time home … Continue reading
This September we have been studying poetry: reading it, analyzing it, writing it. Oh no, you say, my kids don’t enjoy poetry. Ditto for mine. (Or so they thought.) Build some new neural networks. Learn a new language. Become cultured. These were my original reasons for perusing snippets of William Wordsworth as part of my … Continue reading
I was asked the other day why I homeschool. Sigh. How not to answer in essay format. After ten years, I have so many reasons now. How do I be succinct? Why do I homeschool? Because living in this wide world, discovering all that it has to offer is intriguing, interesting, and energizes me. And I … Continue reading
There’s a bracing moment in each homeschool mama’s world where she realizes that the homeschooled kiddos aren’t staying kiddos forever (by the way, I only ever call them ‘kiddo’ here). They are moving on, moving up, growing into their own persons and deciding to approach their lives independently. Apparently, that’s a thing. Despite fully acknowledging … Continue reading
Despite being invited to a not back to school picnic, it did not dawn on me that public school started that same day. I’ve just returned from an anniversary weekend reading, eating, walking on the beach and visiting wineries in southern British Columbia. Summer activities still occupy our schedule, so there’s no shift to a … Continue reading
A – Alone Time, and yes I get it, but I must eke it out. It is a requirement. And it keeps me balanced. B – Blog, a creative outlet and helps me think through parenting, homeschooling and life. C— Change, especially in February, or whenever we get bored, or Chess club for mental stimulation … Continue reading
