At the beginning of this school year, I asked each of my children to write a paper stating what unschooling has meant to them. I was very interested in seeing my teen’s view of unschooling. Here is what my just turned 18 yr old wrote: Homeschooling my whole life has given me the unique advantage…
Category: Homeschooling
Public Libraries
When my daughter turned 2, we decided to make some changes in our lives. I became a stay-home mom and we made sacrifices to become a one income family. One of my addictions was purchasing books for my daughter. I’m a huge advocate for exposing children to good books at all ages. My sacrifice was…
Fear Of Failure
Have you ever longed to do something, but been too afraid to actually try it?I have been guilty of this so many times that I’ve lost count. As I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on my life lately, I can definitely see what has been the driving force behind so many decisions that I’ve…
Unschooling
When I first began homeschooling, I’d never heard the term unschooling. I hadn’t researched all the different methods of homeschooling because I honestly didn’t even know there were different methods. I just did what worked for my daughter(and later my boys too) and I at the time. It wasn’t for many years that I heard…
PARACHUTE GAMES
I grew up as a complete tomboy. So when I think back to my childhood memories, most involve some sort of sporting event. When I think back on my school days memories, most involve gym class. Recently, one of the children that I care for after school asked me what my favorite subject in school…
Learning Is A Way Of Life–Embrace Each Chapter
This last week can best be characterized as “chaotic” for my family and me. We decided to make a (perhaps)temporary move from WI to TN. We were not well prepared. Transporting most of our possessions, our 4 children, 4 dogs, and 2 kittens into a complete fixer-upper, has proven so much more challenging than any…
Current Events In Your Homeschool
Current events were something I always struggled with when I was in school. We were taught out of textbooks and seldom, if ever, were we taught about events happening in the here and now. For that reason, I often felt extremely unintelligent when listening to adults around me discussing current situations. Watching the news and…
Kicking Off A New Year
Entering a new year is an exciting event. The past year is put behind us and we focus on the possibilities of the next year. It feels like being given an empty slate. A time to dream new dreams. Each New Year’s Eve, my family sits down and we work on some type of project…
Getting Ready To Hibernate
Getting ready to hibernate is what best describes this crazy week between Christmas and New Year’s for me. It is always a time of reflection and planning. Although I am not a fan of winter, I do, generally, look forward to this week with anticipation. It is a time of slowing down and spending time with…
TIME TO LET GO
This weekend, we said goodbye to our 12 passenger van. It is another extremely bittersweet moment. I still remember the excitement when we first got it, almost 8 years ago. I had my own 4 children and 3 others that were staying with us, plus my in-home daycare. Additionally, my mom generally joined us for…
