My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
Well, the husband and kids were alive and well when I got back from Guangzhou, China, and they even had the house clean. Apparently the deaconesses from church had supplied them with lots of casseroles, so the dreaded pasta Continue reading I’m home, I’m wiped
When my older son was 8; he did not know how to tell time, or look at a stack of school books to know how long school would be. That made for what looked like rebellious questions, ‘are we done Continue reading The Pocket Chart Homeschool Organizer
Yesterday I reaped the fruits of my Summer scramble. The ladies who were in charge of announcements, set up, clean up, kid wrangling and teaching worked flawlessly. I passed of my church key, and geometry book to my substitutes, Continue reading Ah, ready to go to China, mostly and drawing with young kids.
I sometimes feel like Aesop’s Bat; not really one thing or another. Especially with homeschool philosophies. When I read ‘Home Education Magazine’ I think, this is great; the journaling by parents, the responsiveness to a child’s individuality, using the library Continue reading What I’ve borrowed from different homeschool philosophies
This morning I can travel to the scrap book store sans kids, to buy a new mini book to fill with favorite pictures to take to China with me, so I can look over my family from far away. What Continue reading New Scrapbook and co-op management
Let me introduce myself. I’ve homeschooled my oldest boy since kindergarten, the youngest announced last year that he was also homeschooled, and demanded some one on one lesson time, no more sink full of dishes or playdough while big brother Continue reading Hello All