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One principle of liberal arts education is the process of searching out mentor, instead of professor. What does this mean? Many teachers want to “tell” the student what they need to know and what to think. It’s kind of a forced thing. The student has little choice about what they are to learn. This is […]
By Karina Palmer I was inspired a few weeks ago to get a Goodreads account for my son, Alex, who recently turned 12. It’s turning out to be a wonderful resource for our homeschooling adventures. He doesn’t have email, he doesn’t Facebook. In fact, the only time he uses the computer is for schooling purposes. Goodreads is […]
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Online education options and tuition-free opportunities for middle and high school age kids are exploding! So, our (almost) 13 and 15 year-olds are thrilled to be getting their own net books (for free!) and doing some or most of their core schooling online. And this is made possible for us through 2 different schools, My-Tech […]
This is a guest post (power of stories) written by my dear friend and inspiration, Amanda Walker. Individuals, families and whole communities are connected through stories. These stories can make an average person courageous, a worried man hopeful and a broken human find healing. When a person has a reservoir of great stories they can […]
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I found something terrific while visiting a museum shop last year and its a Dot to Dots books. These aren’t ordinary Dot to Dots, that’s why my younger AND older kids love these. They start out with basic instructions and it’s like how to draw a straight line. Then there’s helpful hints with a couple […]
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