Posted in Philosophies and Methods, Materials We're Using, Perceptions, Lesson Planning on Sep 14th, 2007 8 Comments »
This weekend I will be sharing here my plans for our celebration of the Fall Equinox/Mabon (which falls on September 23rd this year). Before that, I want to clarify where I stand regarding religious labels. I can’t really say I’m secular in the true spirit of the definition, but I also don’t believe […]
Posted in Materials We're Using, Quiet, Fun, Nature Science, Life on May 14th, 2007 3 Comments »
It’s really hard for someone like me, who is used to the public school mentality, to let go and trust the kids to take ownership of their education.
Yet I see it happening with my kids, and may I say, I am beyond thrilled.
Results so far:
Our ‘classroom’ is now under the big old shade tree in […]
Posted in Materials We're Using on Apr 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
One of the things I enjoy about homeschooling is learning along with my children. Today I learned some things about Johann Sebastian Bach. Did you know:
~He once called one of his music students a ‘nanny-goat bassoonist’ because he felt the student made the bassoon sound like a goat. His students were up […]
Posted in Materials We're Using, Lesson Planning on Apr 17th, 2007 8 Comments »
One bad thing about homeschooling, at least for me, is the astonishing amount of options we have for materials.
On second thought, since we’re eclectic homeschoolers, that’s not the bad thing. My lack of self-control is the problem here. I want it all! Everything looks like such fun…and then we might […]
