I’ve got a homeschool friend who has spoken more into my life than any other. She’s parented five. They’re all grown up now. She’s been through years and years of curriculum planning, and even years of unschooling, learning to do it right and letting go of that notion: that you can ‘do it right’. She’s … 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. Summer activities occupied our schedule until the first week of September, because the weather was still summer. Since our family is not bound by provincial outcomes or guidelines, we don’t follow conventional … Continue reading
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 educating, I have borrowed ideas from the classical and unschooling approaches. Every summer I have read solidly from … Continue reading
Every morning we meet at 8:30 to discuss plans for the day. One kiddo heads to dance at 3, then we’ll see her at 9. Another needs to be dropped off at the bus stop for a college English class. One is dropped off at youth group too. Except for waiting for a Rosetta Stone … Continue reading
It’s butter yellow. With a great big red industrial light smack dab in the middle of the room. A desk on the side for moi and a slide-out drawer for oft-used printer (love love love having the printer beside me). Can we say Latin pop quizzes? On-line printables? And stuff I print during morning studies … Continue reading
I heard a homeschool mama talk about her favourite day of the year: the first day of studies! The anticipation of a new study year with freshly sharpened pencils, new books, unopened notebooks, pretty binders, and always a box of Smarties to make the kids a little smarter, is one of my favourite days of … Continue reading
Going into my twelfth year of homeschooling with three kids, not four, because our eldest daughter, 18, just began her university social sciences program across the country. Our three youngest kids 10, 14 and 16 are at home. Homeschooling looks a whole lot different than it did when we started. I have an entirely independent … Continue reading
