Last week I wrote about the Schoolhouse Expo, but now that I’ve had a chance to download the freebies, I’m even more excited. Yes, the Expo has excellent speakers, from Susan Wise Bauer and Diana Waring to Andrew Pudewa and Clay and Sally Clarkson. And I’m really looking forward to learning from them…. but RIGHT NOW […]
Homeschool
While Our Things Have Fairly Well-Defined Places, the Children are Free to Roam
Ever since I spent several sunny spring afternoons on my parent’s barn roof studying geography, I’ve understood that learning can happen anywhere. In fact, sometimes the unusual places get the best results. I got 100% on that course, an unheard-of mark in our high school. With that in mind, how do we organize our space […]
High School Marks
I love homeschooling and its incredible academic benefits. On the other hand, I do not love marking, and the niggling doubts that it brings to my mind. Fortunately, where we live grades are not required, and therefore my younger children never receive them. (They do get happy faces for perfect pages, though.) On the other […]