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 […]
Homeschool Tips
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 […]
Homeschooling a Handful
This week’s Blog Cruise question is, “How do you handle multiple ages?” Although I’m still looking for the perfect answer to that question, here’s what I’ve learned so far with our five children. Choose your curriculum carefully. There are wonderful programs, such as Ambleside Online, that take a lot of a mother’s […]