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Homeschooling without encyclopedias

April 27, 2016 by blogging Leave a Comment

Let's just not.  Let's just say no, we can't do that.  Let's just say, I'm not going to homeschool without an encyclopedia. Why, oh why, would you not want well organized, well researched, easily accessible information available to you at all times right at your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: curriculum or not, five minutes, history, homeschooling simplified, joyful education, literature as curriculum

Ten ideas to improve your homeschooling day

March 9, 2016 by blogging 2 Comments

HAHA.  That title was just a hook.  I thought maybe NEWSLINQ would pick it up.  Maybe it would have been better if I had said, "She woke up with the intention of homeschooling her children, as usual, and then THIS happened...I am SO TIRED of the "ten ideas" of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, ideas, joyful education, reasons to homeschool, simple, what matters most

Resources for Dictation and Reading

July 17, 2014 by blogging Leave a Comment

Let's start with Dictation for this post.  Virtually any source material can be used for dictation.  Our family uses a lot of poetry, a lot of quotes, scripture, excerpts from novels or story books we love.  Occasionally a science text or math text, or a non … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book review, curriculum or not, homeschooling simplified, joyful education

Onion as Curriculum

July 15, 2014 by blogging Leave a Comment

Let's get back to that slice of onion.You've looked at it under a microscope, seen what it's made of, it's structure, it's little parts.  Maybe you've looked up types of cells.  Today you take another thin slice.  It makes your eyes water.  You find out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: curriculum or not, expenses, five minutes, homeschooling simplified, joyful education

Passion

June 20, 2014 by blogging Leave a Comment

The first time we walk through the process of teaching a child to read, whether actively or passively, we learn how to do it ourselves.  We re-learn, in a sense, the beautiful process of reading.  And the next time we walk through the process, it is more familiar, more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, joyful education, what matters most

Surprised by Education

January 8, 2014 by blogging Leave a Comment

Children everywhere are reading.  On the couch, one at the kitchen table, in bedrooms and basements.  All absorbed in thick novels.  The silence is almost like no one is home.  What a fascinating thing to watch a child learn to read.  I doubt there is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, joyful education, what matters most

The School Model

December 4, 2013 by blogging 2 Comments

We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to conform to school-isms in our homes.  The school model may or may not work in the school, lots of different variables that affect the success of an education.  In our homes the school model may or may not work, however, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, joyful education, what matters most

Family Education

November 29, 2013 by blogging 2 Comments

 Reading is, perhaps, the most simple and organic way to teach your kids without plugging into programs and workbooks.  It is because there is So Much to learn in every book you read.  But the organic, family centered quality comes through reading aloud to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, ideas, joyful education, what matters most

yelling as a teaching tool

November 19, 2013 by blogging 4 Comments

Generally not recommended. But let's face it, we all succumb to the temptation to yell from time to time and sometimes every day.  And sometimes...well, anyway.  This isn't supposed to be my confession. It isn't pretty.  We know it doesn't produce the desired effect, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: being nice, joyful education, melt down, reasons for hope, Silas, yelling

How to Not Yell at Your Kids in the Morning

November 9, 2013 by blogging 2 Comments

The easiest way to avoid all the hubbub and morning strife of yelling and making lunches and finding matching socks and starting the car and getting everyone up on time is to home school your kids.  In a sense, home schooling your kids could be considered the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homeschooling simplified, joyful education, mornings, reasons to homeschool

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Catholic wife, mother of seven kids, ages 13-32, grandmother to five adorables, homeschool mom for the last 28 years (a few more to go!) author, speaker and general busy person. Sharing my days so you can get through yours with a little smile.

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Part One: What Attachment Isn't
Part Two: Ranting Onward
Part Three: And Upward
Part Four: Attachment Grows Up
Part Five: Attachment and Teens
Part Six: Attachment and Marriage
Part Seven: Compassion
Part Eight: Respect
Part Nine: Love
Part Ten: Authority

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