Over the last four years of homeschooling, I have struggled to fight against the urge to teach as the schools do. For one thing it is the only method I’ve ever known and for another that was the way I was educated for 16 years. It is hard to break established habits. [...]
Our homeschooling journey began in 2001, when I started reading books on the subject. The books that helped me the most were A Mom Just Like You by Vicki Farris, The WholeHearted Child by Sally Clarkson, Praise Her in the Gates by Nancy Wilson , and Lifestyle of Learning by Marilyn Howshall. With [...]
Times flies. I can’t believe that this is our fourth year of home education. The fears are now gone as God has provided all that we needed–especially people who encouraged me. Every year, God held my hand, as I always needed some assurance. Our family has been through a lot of changes. [...]
I have been thinking of roots lately as we study plants. I found a wonderful book on nature by Worthington Hooker. There he describes that as a seed sprouts, the stalk goes upwards and the root goes down because the food of the plant comes from the soil. From the main root come many fibers [...]
Time. It takes time to build foundations, to renew minds and change our thinking. To have the mind of Christ will take spending time with Him as Jesus did during His time on earth. Can I do any less?
Another Mom had written about microwave education. What else can a microwave education produce but Mcthoughts. I [...]