Living A Quiet Simple Life
There are two broad camps regarding teaching children to read – whole language and phonics. When I went through my teacher education program, I was exposed to both teaching phonics and using …
Creativity is an often admired but frequently misunderstood trait. Most of the time it doesn’t matter if creative people are misunderstood. They simply go about their business and accept that …
The explosion of the Charlotte Mason phenomenon in homeschooling brought about the widespread use of the word “twaddle” when referring to less-than-desirable literature for children. There …
I never know when the moment will hit, but it always comes. There is something that happens that signals Christmas is over and it’s time to put it all away. I sent out my newsletter on Wednesday …
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 …
Have you thought about homeschooling your gifted daughter? Here are 100 reasons I thought of to homeschool your gifted daughter. 1. Time to develop a better one-on-one relationship with your …
Here is a fantastic graphic that explains why a child needs to read every day. It points out the stark difference between a child who reads for twenty minutes every day and the child who basically …
