I’m hoping to collect a few of the little discovery experiences I witness my kids having, to publish here for those who want a better idea of how I see learning happening all the time. I just love watching their minds work and new understanding develop. It is happening constantly, but usually I can never […]
Filed in: child development • family • home education | November 3, 2009
I know I said I would write post describing what our days look like, but browsing through my archives, I found I’ve already done exactly that:
*** What It’s Like ***
That post was back in March, when Sarah was still what they call a Kindergartner, but that peaceful, free-flowing atmosphere I described is still very much how […]
Filed in: family • home education • just life | October 21, 2009
Hi, this is my little series about why and how we choose to homeschool. If you missed the beginning — what led me to begin considering such madness in the first place along with some good links on natural learning — go here: Homeschooling. Or Unschooling. Or … Something.
[I’m including some truly awesome photos here — my school pictures — mostly to give […]
Filed in: home education • self-reflection | October 12, 2009
So homeschooling.
Me.
Right.
Here’s the thing: I was completely, adamantly, 100% NOT going to homeschool. It was not even CLOSE to being something I wanted consider. It’s just not something I ever thought I would enjoy; patience is not a virtue I possess in great abundance, and of course, I wouldn’t want to make my kids weird. […]
Filed in: family • home education | September 30, 2009
My six-year-old learned how to ride a bike today!
She can’t quite get started on her own yet, and she stops very gracefully by steering onto the grass and smoothly falling over, but this is mostly due to the fact that, even with the seat lowered all the way, she still barely scrapes the ground with […]
Filed in: child development • family • home education | August 4, 2009
Today I helped the girls clean their room and we set up some rules to keep it from getting out of control and then I actually made myself enforce them throughout the rest of the day.
“Enforce” might be a little misleading because there is not even a semblance of force required. All that’s needed is […]
Filed in: home education • parenting | June 3, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write about this development for several months. Sarah is reading.
Seriously reading. That is Anne of Green Gables she is pouring through right there, and I have no idea how it happened. Like everything else, she did this on her own.
I tried to teach. Well, sort of. A year ago when she started […]
Filed in: child development • family • home education | May 13, 2009
I am so not a Steven Covey/Franklin planner sorta girl. I like to make little charts and schedules and plans; I’m just not very good at following through with them.
Nevertheless, I’ve been at it again, but this time I’m counting on my complete lack of ability to abide by anything, and, even though I’m penciling […]
Filed in: home education • just life • parenting | April 1, 2009
Life is really enjoyable right now. I mean, I’m kinda really starting to want this baby to be on the OUTSIDE of me, and Matt is gone a lot in the evenings, working on the duplexes, but, other than that, I don’t have much to complain about, and I do have so much to be […]
Filed in: family • home education • just life • parenting | March 20, 2009
It’s always a dilemma to me, whether to interrupt my kids when they’re doing something so interesting to them, just to say it’s time to get ready for bed. I mean, yes, they need sleep, and sometimes they need subtle guidance to get them there before they melt or crash (and so they’re not a […]
Filed in: family • home education • parenting | February 25, 2009
Hi, I'm Kate.
I have a propensity for rambling at length about parenting, attempting crafting projects far beyond my capabilities, staying up entirely too late, and craving sugary treats. This is my journal.
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