Our children spent the month of November writing madly for NaNoWriMo, a writing event in which you are considered a winner if you meet your word count goal. Miss 11 (3000 words) and Miss 9 (1500 words) both exceeded their word count goals. On her blog, Miss 14 points out that she did not achieve […]
Homeschool
Get Going Early in the Day
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Long ago, as a little girl in a school desk, I learned that saying, and I have often wondered if it is true. Certainly there are many benefits to rising early. When reading about productive people, I notice that the vast majority […]
Mother Culture
I’ve learned so much from Karen Andreola, and here is one concept that has blessed me for years even though I haven’t always practiced it: “Mother Culture is living the educational life with our children by learning alongside of them. But it is also learning and contemplating off to the side.” As Karen says in […]
Our Family’s NaNo
National Novel Writing Month has started! And just in time, too. After 8 weeks of formal schooling we’re all ready for a change. And what could more refreshing than dropping all English requirements, from phonics to grammar, from handwriting to typing, from simple reader to American literature, and from copy work to The Elements of […]