A Hike with Homeschooling Kids
It was a delight yesterday to share one of my favorite hikes with the two kids of a homeschooling friend of mine.
Homeschooling
Our Youngest Daughter’s Recent Pottery Creations
Here is what our younger daughter has made recently in pottery…
Book Review: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
If you enjoy history, art, or Paris, you would enjoy this book if you can stick with it. Whoever you are, reading this book is a project that you’ll be glad to have done. It makes me wonder, am I really deeply living and seizing the day in my own time?
Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult Engineering Camp
Today I picked our younger daughter up at Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult Engineering Camp, located in Terre Haute, Indiana. Rose-Hulman is a strong undergraduate engineering program that is routinely ranked #1 among engineering schools that do not have PhD programs.
Ten Myths About Teaching Kids Writing
I felt like this list of myth-busting summed it up fairly well and that it can be applied to adults too.
Books Our Teen Daughter Recommends
Looking for good teen reading material with strong female characters? Here is a list of our 17 year old’s favorites…
Book Review: Wonderbook (Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction)
This book is a total delight; take this thick, detailed work slowly and treasure and contemplate every morsel.
New Poem: Our College Tour
Because I’ve both
served so much
and held back so relentlessly
she’s taking responsibility for her choices
Home from a Week Long College Tour
Together with our youngest, I drove 35 hours this past week through seven states to see six colleges. We had a great time, and it was all very clarifying and illuminating.
We Got to the New England Robotics Championships
This was quite a life lesson about being prepared whether or not you think you’ll get a chance!
The Foolishness of Rejecting Our Own Gifted
Can we create a worthy educational system and a fair college application process that honors their potential and makes the most of it? Please, as Americans, let us embrace and nurture our gifted instead of being such fools.
Run with Your Strengths
I was so glad to see the video clip below of the mom of an autistic child who didn’t accept his terrible prognosis and trusted her own instincts for what was best for him over the experts who told her otherwise.
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is a way of foolishness.
About the New SAT
Well there has been a lot of buzz about the new revision to the SAT that will apply to kids that are freshman this year and younger.
A Question Guide to Discussing Art
I think it is important to talk about art, but many people don’t know where to begin. This question guide could be used to get more out of a museum visit, or as a tool for classroom children or homeschooling parents.
No Formulas for Homeschooling High School
High school is a time to tailor offerings even more diligently to the specific needs of our unique pupils than ever before. It is not a time to buckle to the “system” and start playing the “game.”