Informative Reviews for Homeschooling Moms…and a slice of our life as well
My husband wants our kids to be able to think. He especially wants them to be able to think critically about all the information and ideas they are being fed every day. That’s why we emphasize logic in our homeschool. We’ve used a wide variety of resources over the years. While we use other materials [...]
Do you want your older children to learn problem solving skills? While most homeschooling moms do, quality problem solving resources can be difficult to find beyond the elementary level. After all, very few math curricula spend a huge amount of time on problem solving, and not many helpful books are available. However, there is an [...]
Teens and young adults have some major decisions to make, life-altering and eternally-important decisions about faith, college, career, and marriage. How can we encourage them to make appropriate choices? Obviously we discuss the contents of their decisions with them; that’s part of being a parent. However, now that the book Decisive has been published, young [...]
At our local homeschool conference I’m on two panels, one about teaching multiple grades and one about teaching high school. Of course I’m nervous, since this is a new experience, but I have many pages of words typed up and could almost be ready. However, I just had a brainstorm that would hugely help the [...]
In my life this week… We enjoyed another busy but relatively peaceful week. We did a lot of school work, visited with friends and family, ordered glasses for one of the girls, and started our spring cleaning. On the health front: We do feel better after eliminating the water cooler. Imagine! So if you have [...]
This weekend we celebrated Christ’s death and resurrection for our sins. It’s a good reminder to ask ourselves: how can we live in thankfulness to our Savior? One aspect of this is that we understand what we are called to do and make careful plans to do these things. Of course, we all have our [...]
Yesterday Miss 15 and I were students for a day at Augustine College in Ottawa, Canada, a Christian college that reminds me of both classical and Charlotte Mason education. Our visit was inspiring as well as mind-expanding. In fact, I’d love to take a year ‘off’ to study at Augustine if yesterday’s lectures were representative. First we, [...]
Does your family want a Christian outlook on business? Are your kids budding entrepreneurs? Are you looking for background information for a business course for your teens? Well, here’s a valuable freebie, The Family Business Workshop, from a homeschooling family whose children have excelled in many ways. I’ve just downloaded it and have not yet [...]
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