From homeschooled student to homeschooling mom: Going full circle, Part 3
In a three-part series, I look at my own educational background and my daughter’s, and discuss how we came to homeschooling. This is the conclusion, the hardest part to tell.
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Mom learns, too: Books I’m reading about education
John Holt’s “Learning All the Time” and Nancy Wallace’s “Better Than School” are great reads if you’re interested in pursuing an unschooling lifestyle. Here are some of my favorite parts.
Family field trip to Philadelphia: Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and free learning resources
Here’s a look at some of our favorite Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin and Liberty Bell homeschooling learning resources.
10 reasons our daughter loves unschooling and homeschooling
In her own words, here are the 10 things our 12-year-old daughter likes MOST about homeschooling.
10 things we couldn’t live without: Our homeschooling and unschooling must-haves
We absolutely could not survive on this unschooling journey without some key unschooling must-haves. Here are the top 10. (Hint: Lots are outside.)
Revisiting our rec room and creating a craft room
We’re trying to make the most of our house’s space, now that I’m working from home and we’re homeschooling. Here’s a look at how we created a rec room and a craft space.
The last day of sixth grade, and a look at where our "school" happens
We don’t have a “homeschool room,” but we have a homeschool house. Here’s a photo tour of what it looks like!
From homeschooled student to homeschooling mom: Going full circle, Part 2
In a three-part series, I look at my own educational background and my daughter’s, and discuss how we came to homeschooling. This is the second part, Ashar’s early childhood.
From homeschooled student to homeschooling mom: Going full circle, Part 1
In a three-part series, I look at my own educational background and my daughter’s, and discuss how we came to homeschooling. This is the first part, about my educational background.
Making robots out of recycling… and Legos!
As part of our study of robots, we made some (nonworking) models out of Legos and recycled boxes.