homeschooling

My Youngest Won the AP Drawing Scholarship

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A month ago I posted on this blog samples of drawings done by previous AP Drawing students. I was dumbfounded at the amazing work they did, and felt like this class would stretch anyone past what they thought they could do. When there is sufficient enrollment in the class, they offer a scholarship competition assignment … Read more

Summer Chemistry

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My son is industriously indulging in leftover Chemistry experiments before Physics starts next week and I want him to carefully pack away all this gear for his sister’s future use. (And yes, that’s the back of my living room, in case you are curious…) The fumes are not particularly appetizing. I’m looking forward to his … Read more

Laura’s 9th Grade Plan for Homeschooling Science

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Not surprising for a homeschooler, I’m inside in the air-conditioning on a hot, sticky day in July planning curriculum for the coming school year. One of the distinct advantages of homeschooling is that you can customize your plan to the kid involved, and that is what is going on here. Some subjects are approached in … Read more

Parenting as Stewardship

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I’ve recently been speaking with some wonderful women about both parenting and homeschooling. This has underscored for me some differences in my approaches, which are serving me well. And while parenting three teenagers is not without its bumps and exasperating moments, I am not tearing my hair out, nor throwing up my hands, as some … Read more

Homeschool High School Meeting Here

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Last night I hosted the homeschooling High School meeting at my house. There was a good attendance, even though only half of my huge RSVP list actually showed. This was probably good, as my living room is small. We had almost every stripe of homeschooler present, except possibly the strict one-box-curriculum-provider kind, or complete unschooling … Read more

Andrew Carnegie

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My daughter is studying the life of Andrew Carnegie right now. This amazingly successful “man of steel” immigrated from Scotland at 13 and started working as a bobbin boy for 12 hours a day six days a week making $1.20 a week. Ten years later was making $400 a month working 9 to 5 as … Read more

Today’s Homeschool Science Fair

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Today’s Homeschool Science Fair was a resounding success. Above, and the top eight photos below are of my daughter’s project. She distilled a huge amount of information! To read more details about the water crisis, read yesterday’s post by clicking here. Below those are photos of some other projects, but no where near all of … Read more