The Carnival of Homeschooling is up over at the blog Raising Real Men. Grab a cup of tea and head on over! And by the way, in case you don’t notice, Hal and Melanie Young who are hosting this round of the Carnival have written a book called “Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating […]
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After a summer of lax schedules, far more time with neighborhood kids than I would have preferred, and letting way too many incidents ‘slip by’ for the sake of a little computer or reading time, a nap, or a shower – our first week of school began. All of it by my own choosing, because…
This idea of ‘mind t0 mind’ comes up often in CM’s writings. …but for the moment it may be well to consider the ideas that influence life, that is, character and conduct; these, would seem, pass directly from mind to mind… ~Vol. 6, p. 25 Education should connect children mind to mind with thinkers who
Ever since I saw this tutorial on how to make a field bag from recycled clothing, I’d been wanting to make something like it for the kids for our nature outings. The thought of all three of them carrying their own supplies on our nature outings was a big draw. Knowing a bit about basic
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Hi! My name is Kristin and I will be a new contributor to this blog. I have two girls, age 1 and 4. I still have some time before I officially start kindergarten with my oldest, but for now I am encouraging a love for learning, ingraining good habits and learning a ton so we
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Our pastor came to Romans 12:13 a couple of weeks ago and since that message, everyone in the church has been doing a lot more inviting each other to dinner! We were at one of those dinners just last week at the home of a homeschooling family from our church and had such a great
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One of the classes offered at the Childlight Conference we attended earlier this year was a class called “Paper Trails, CM Ways with Student Work” by Laurie Bestaver. The description of the class followed… You know about the nature notebook but what is a “fortitude list,” “a commonplace,” a “century chart?”… Kristine and I agreed
We visited the local library yesterday to browse through their large used books section. By the time I got there, Kristine had stacks of books pulled for anyone interested and had found beautiful hardcover versions of a few YR3 books which we didn’t have yet – Heroes by Kingsley, Caddie Woodlawn, Water Babies and some
Michael Farris, a United States constitutional lawyer, president of HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association), founder of Patrick Henry College, and Father of ten children, has been defending homeschooling families and their ability to teach their children at home since 1983. He is asking for our help in a Strategic Plan to thwart the efforts of
Ever since Jan Bloom was here, I’ve had this uncontrollable urge to scour used books at the library. There are hidden on shelves there, for $.50 or $1, unbelievable treasures. Just like little windows into the world around us, they wait to be discovered and opened once again to reveal their enduring contents. This one