Focus on Reading
If I had to pick one thing I want my kids to do well in, it would be the area of reading. It is simply the foundation for all other learning. We read a lot around here, not always challenging our...
View ArticleThe Great Fall Cleaning
The idea of a great spring cleaning has always appealed to me, but it seems I never get around to it at that time of year. Call it the procrastinator’s curse, it just seems to fit into our lives better...
View ArticleJuice vs. Soda
I found this graphic on the ‘net today. We rarely drink bottled juice here, partly because of the sugar, partly because of the price, and partly because “juice” these days often contains all sorts of...
View ArticleThoughts on Toys….and Kids
I was doing a blog check yesterday in a spare moment and I checked in on Mrs. T. Her children are in preschool yet, but this is one mom who really understands the underlying principles of learning at...
View ArticleColumn Update
The past couple months have brought many changes. One constant has been the column. I usually cross-post it here, but with all the busy-ness of the season, I’ve missed a few. Plus, we moved, and that...
View ArticleIs Cyberschool Right For You?
We’ve never enrolled in a “cyberschool,” so take that for what it is worth. We do use a computer based curriculum as a small part of what we do. I like it for math more than anything else. The kids can...
View ArticleHomeschoolers Send 6 Kids to College–By Age 12
The Today show interviewed a family that has 10 kids. Six of those kids have taken at least a few college classes starting by age 12. The remaining 4 kids aren’t slacking–they just aren’t old...
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Take Me Out to the Little League Game
Got a hit. The sun is setting over the field as a cool breeze blows across the bleachers. We sit with friends alternately talking and cheering. I want to burn this moment into my brain. The clink of...
View ArticleGrad Advice
I had the privilege of speaking to the graduating class from Camptonville Academy a week ago. I used part of that speech for my column that was in the paper today. Here is the excerpt that was this...
View ArticleThe MamaCare Health Plan
Who needs Obamacare? We’ve got Mamacare!! From my column this past weekend: I’m not a doctor, but I play one at home. It started simply enough. When they are little, children believe that moms have...
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