My older children are out on a long-awaited day trip with my parents so they aren’t here for me to get reading recommendations from. Instead in the interest in helping anyone out there whose child is struggling with reading, I thought I would share with you how the DEAR program has helped and is helping … [Read more…]
A few days ago this article came up in my Facebook feed – How ‘twisted’ early childhood education has become — from a child development expert. I had heard here and there that students are now being “taught the test” creating a lot of stress for students to do well so their teachers and school look … [Read more…]
I really don’t like change. I hate new routines although I enjoy the routine of school once we’re into it. All of this explains why I never make a very big deal of school starting. We just jump in with both feet as if we’ve already been going for a month, and this is nothing … [Read more…]
Today I have another guest post. This one is from my mom, Georgel La More. My mom is my go-to person whenever I hit a problem in our homeschool. I call her almost every day, and when we’re in school she has encouraged me or given me some great idea many, many times. When I … [Read more…]
