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Another good article

This article is from Telegraph in UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/6120942/Horrible-Histories.html Horrible Histories Sinclair McKay meets Terry Deary, the creator of the Horrible Histories …
Article in Yes! Magazine...Take Back Your Education

I really liked this article and I wanted to share it. From Yes Magazine http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/learn-as-you-go/take-back-your-education Take Back Your Education by John Taylor Gatto — YES! Magazine …
Beach Day

After checking the weather yesterday morning, we noted that the temperatures were going to be in the eighties. We thought it would be a perfect day to go to the beach. It was a beautiful day! The water temps are the…
A Shiny Time

Last week, Joshua, myself and our dear friend Margaret attended the We Shine a Celebration of Unschooling Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. WOW, what a beautiful, fantastic, loving conference. As we all…
If you give a child the freedom to learn...

Did you ever read, If you give a pig a pancake? This is what our days are like. Always evolving, always moving, and always learning. Here are just some highlights from yesterday: We were talking about how arti…
What has Joshua been up to?

We've been very shiny lately and we're loving it. Joshua has been drawing a lot. Trees, dinosaurs, volcanoes, flowers, trains and rocket ships. He's almost went through a ream of paper. I made him a file box for a…
What about socialization?

This came through on one of the forums I'm on. I loved it and wanted to share it. I can't tell you how many times someone has asked me....."You homeschool ? What about socialization?" This really gives a great perspec…
Joshua's Tooth Story

Unfortunately, Joshua has experienced some difficulties at two dentists in the past. Due to the improper treatment from a previous dentist, he had a tooth become infected, which needed to be extracted. Our new …
It's all in the numbers--Lessons in Math

Joshua has always seemed to be drawn towards numbers. He's been talking about infinity for years or infinity + one rather and he understands the concept of it. Recently, he decided he was going to count to …
Independent Challenge Weeks 12 & 13 and my commentary on things

The last couple of weeks I've been very busy with our business, harvesting and storing food, cooking, appointments, and such. I am posting two weeks together. This morning I went up to the garden to take a few pic…