Written by Cait Curley of My Little Poppies Gosh, I love summer. I love the sunshine, the white space on my calendar, and making memories with my children. Simple memories are my favorite ones to make. When I think back to my childhood, some of my favorite memories are those simple …
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3 ways to maximize summer learning without doing school
Written by Kari Patterson. "Note to self: By mid-May you are just so done." This is a memo I left to myself, last year around this time, when I was army-crawling across the finish-line of school, joylessly trudging through the final obligatory lessons. See, when the sun comes out and the …
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Why we waited more than 10 years for extracurriculars
Why we waited more than 10 years for extracurriculars ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool Once upon a time I begged my parents to let me take dance lessons. I had learned to play the viola through school since the age of 11, but these would be my first private lessons. I knew the …
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On raising world changers in a changing world
Written by Kristen Welch of We are THAT Family A note from Jamie: I've been touched by Kristen's work for years, especially her thoughts on raising kids to be others-focused in our self-focused society. So when I heard she had a new book coming out on this topic (afflink), I couldn't wait to invite …
The mess of real learning and how to survive
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. It was Nature Day, and the kids were happily scattered across the property, smeared with mud, rosy-cheeked from the fresh air, happily lost in the world of all things wild. I came through the back door and into the kitchen to get some water. As I …