Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
A note from Jamie: I've been thinking about this post lately while riding the waves of sibling rivalry. Can you relate? For many of us, the hope of close sibling relationships is one of our reasons for homeschooling. These words from Stefani remind us why. This post originally published on May 5, …
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As a young girl I was a devoted fan of Anne of Green Gables. I found Anne's imagination enchanting, of course, but I also admired how she could recite poetry and quote stories at her whim. It seemed that whatever she played at – fairies in the woods or the Lady of Shallot upon the river – she could …
Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Stefani Austin of Blue Yonder Ranch It was a good plan. It was a simple, doable, good plan. Step 1: Clean, organize and paint the boys’ bedrooms while they were away at camp. Step 2: Finish outlining our homeschooling plans for the year. Step …
Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Stefani Austin of Blue Yonder Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science." I would argue that the seed of science got its start not in men, but rather in curious little boys and girls. Children are the purest, truest …
Maybe it's because the beach is such a completely different landscape from the one we call home. Maybe it's the legendary lure of the sea. Whatever the reason, some of our greatest learning adventures have happened with sand in between our toes and salty wind in our hair. For those of you looking …
