Homeschooling Articles

Spring Equinox for Me, Fall DownUnder

What is the Spring Equinox? It all depends on where you live. Perspective is everything. What you see is based on where you are. Today, it's sunny where I'm sitting. Of course, if you saw where my sister lives, it looks like winter. If you live in the northern...

Getting Gold Pure

I lived in gold country -- the mother lode where gold was first discovered in California. I've learned something about gold and I've visited a couple of gold mines -- in fact, one of them -- the Sutter Gold Mine,  no longer gives underground tours because they've...

The upside of dyslexia

"Dyslexia" -- the word itself is difficult to read. But for all the bad things you hear about dyslexia, there are some good things. It's categorized as a "learning disorder," but there's an upside of dyslexia too. I have a son with dyslexia. My husband has dyslexia....

The parroting stage

When I started to homeschool, I searched everywhere for information on how to do it. My sister tipped me off to a book about classical education called The Well Trained Mind. The author explains how children learn in stages, called the trivium. I love homeschooling...
Getting Gold Pure

Getting Gold Pure

I lived in gold country -- the mother lode where gold was first discovered in California. I've learned something about...

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The parroting stage

The parroting stage

When I started to homeschool, I searched everywhere for information on how to do it. My sister tipped me off to a book...

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Why I homeschooled

Why I homeschooled

One late August day, I was in a store and saw a lot of moms walking around holding itemized lists of school supplies...

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Equinox

Equinox

I'm fascinated by the stars and cosmology. So I'm sharing  a video that explains the equinox. It will help you see it...

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