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Many families approach even pre-school at home with great seriousness and sour faces. “The time has come, the child must be “taught” certain things and we must be methodical about it. There are worksheets to be filled out, there is printing to be done, sounds to be learned, colors to be matched. We will sit here until it is perfectly learned and parroted back.” This seems to be the attitude of some parents who teach at home. ... |
Schooling or Educating? A Clarification of Terms Once again the significance of semantics has been brought to my attention. Through discussions with many families the importance of defining the difference between home schooling and home educating has become paramount. In my continual effort to train myself to more precise speech, I would like to examine two terms which are often used as synonyms. ... |
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WHY should we teach poetry? If written words are musical notes, then poetry is the symphony. Any one can combine the rudiments of language to get a point across; it takes a love of words, and the subject at hand to begin to compose a poem. Poetry is an expression of a personal connection to a being or an object. ... |
Recently, I’ve received several requests for help from families schooling more than one child at home. The common concern is something like this: “How can I be everything to everyone? How can I teach letter sounds and square roots at the same time? How do I manage all of the lesson plans for several children and minimize the prep time required? I’m spending hours each week preparing eight to ten sets of lessons per child, for two or three or four children… how do I keep all of the balls in the air?” |
"Studies serve for Delight, for Ornament, and for Ability"
From An Educational Manifesto, by Charlotte Mason
May you be inspired to greatness, a love of teaching, learning and an appreciation of the simple pleasures of life on this miraculous planet we call home.
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