Today was a complete wash in some ways and very productive in others. I was planning to do some more house cleaning and purging, as I’ve been doing all summer, but got totally sidetracked. I finally pinned my kids down … Continued
Since enrolling my kids in a homeschool charter at the beginning of this school year (just about a month ago)…I’ve had a chance to see what I now strongly believe education SHOULD look like. Multi-generational. NOT segregating specific age groups … Continued
Yesterday we went to the “Welcome Back” potluck at ERCLC. Got to re-connect with old friends and make some new ones! It was very friendly and wonderful! I am feeling VERY good about this choice to try this charter. The … Continued
I founded The Learning Village Homeschool Resource Center a couple years ago because I had heard about this fabulous homeschool charter in Visalia (an hour away)…and I wanted something like that here in Fresno. I decided, after many online discussions … Continued
ok summer isn’t officially over yet. but its feeling nearer to the end. the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter! it was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, in the low to mid 80s! felt like our hellish … Continued
so i spent the vast majority of yesterday plotting out what i feel i need to get done to feel better about maeven’s education. i’d been going in an unschooling direction (though not radical) for awhile, but not really in … Continued
wow wow wow…just followed a link in a comment to the post i linked in my last post (did you get that?)…and WOW. here it is. this is just what i heard on gena’s show recently…about how some kid learned … Continued
“The object of primary education is to teach a child to read, to write and to be able to do simple arithmetic. This can be achieved by any parents in a few hours per day (for a few months at … Continued
i’ve been doing a LOT of thinking about education again since listening to some radio shows about it…i’ve mentioned them in a few posts recently, i believe (i never can remember what i’ve written after i’ve written them)… i just … Continued