homeschool Category

On Digital Media in Education

In: homeschool

I just read an article that made me tsk, tsk, tsk. And not for the reasons you may suspect. The article suggests using mobile devices and apps to help students in low performing schools. I agree. I am sure I have mentioned the benefits of both games and apps in the education of children more [...]

“Writing Class is not School”

In: homeschool, Journals

I have turned into one of those people who school year round. I would say it’s not intentional, but who am I kidding? I usually use the summer to undo all the damage my language arts curriculum does to my younger children by signing them up for summer reading. I also try to take the [...]

I read a blog post today that has really gotten me thinking. I will summarize, but should read it yourself to get the full breadth and depth of the subject. The gist of the article is that we should stop feeling guilty for our missteps in raising and educating our children, and get on about [...]