Homeschooling

We are still a few years away from high school, but I confess my understanding of homeschool high school requirements was minimal. Well, actually less than minimal. I've devoted so much energy to figuring out spiritedness, giftedness, 2e, dysgrahpia, and a plethora of other things that high school was some far off (scary) thing in the future. Truly, every time I thought about homeschooling high school with a gifted/2e kid I felt a little overwhelmed with one. more. thing. to figure out. So when I had the opportunity to review a new book about how one mom homeschooled her 2e daughter while preparing her for the college application process, I jumped at the chance. I'm so glad I did. My … [Read more...] about Understanding Homeschool High School Requirements

Imagine putting a couple of dozen people in a room and charging with them with the task of devising the best kind of educational setting and experience for children. We would assemble the best teachers, pediatricians, psychologists, and other people who truly love and understand kids and let them imagine what would give children the best learning and growth opportunities from birth to adulthood. We may not know exactly what they would come up with, but we do know one thing beyond a shadow of a doubt. It wouldn't look anything like what we call school and learning today. (And it wouldn't require that millions of kids be drugged in order to make it through the day.) So what if … [Read more...] about 12 Books That Will Rock Your Beliefs About Education and Learning

Finding wholesome books for girls and early tweens can be challenging. So much of what is being published today is drivel at best to downright concerning or even abhorrent. If you have a sensitive girl, it's even more challenging. In an effort to help, I've compiled a list of books for girls of various ages that would fall into the category of wholesome. Wholesome can be defined so many different ways by families so let me lay out what my criteria was in creating this list. Wholesome to me included books that featured: Positive relationships Fun reading Generally lighthearted with a positive message No serious violence (some mysteries below might imply light violence or … [Read more...] about 100 Wholesome Books for Girls and Tweens