Are you afraid you are going to ruin your child by homeschooling? You are not alone; both newbies and veterans alike ask this very question a LOT! This is a weight that we must carry if we are going to be good parents, but it doesn’t have to be a crushing weight, … Read More…
Imagine sitting on a soft tuft of grass, watching billowing clouds drift by as you listen to the trilling of a red-winged blackbird with your children around you taking bites of a picnic lunch while sketching in their nature notebooks. This, my dears, is science. Or, imagine you want to have a … Read More…
If you feel intimidated when thinking about teaching science to your children, you are not alone. Most of us have been conditioned to see the subject as complicated and beyond the reach of average people. Today we’re going to unwrap science and remove the layers of hype. I am going to … Read More…
So much harm has been done through our modern educational system. So many people are not being taught the basics. Even students who graduate with honors have trouble comprehending texts beyond the seventh-grade level.
Why is this?
Because our education system has been gradually dumbing us all down, and it has been deliberate.
It was all so gradual and seemingly effortless on my part that it was like magic.
Did you know that the first compulsory education law, passed in 1852 in Massachusetts, only required children from the ages of eight to fourteen to be in school for 12 weeks in the year, with only six of these being sequential?
Did you also know that students of that time enjoyed a literacy rate far above that of our modern day?
Why is this? Why don’t you know that schooling doesn’t have to take that much time or be that complicated?
Recently, I was reading an article which showcases this idea. It went into great detail discussing whether the Socratic or the Charlotte Mason method was better for teaching literature, and I couldn’t help but think, “Why can’t we simply enjoy the book?”
You wake up feeling refreshed and ready for one of those instagram-perfect mornings where the house is quiet and you and your children sip tea and nibble on muffins by candle light while you read aloud Bible verses and poetry. Sigh. But then reality hits you. Your little … Read More…
We are told that we need goals, that goals are a good thing. Attila the Hun had goals, as did Napoleon and Hitler. They had their five year and ten year plans, didn’t they? (Well, maybe not so much Attila, but definitely Napoleon and Hitler.) The folks meeting … Read More…
If we keep our purposes in mind, then choosing curriculum, creating routines, and the rest becomes more confident. We stop flopping around like a fish out of water and start walking with sure steps on solid ground.