A mother’s corner office: next to the kitchen and the toys, hung with Mary Cassat prints for inspiration, drawers emptied of sharp things and permanent writing utensils, sticky fingerprints atop the desk. VIP (very important papers): school work, paintings and sunday school crafts. Sometimes a change of scenery can make a huge difference in the […] Read more…
It’s our fifth year homeschooling and I’m feeling quite the veteran. It’s actually probably nothing to do with me and probably just the golden years of childhood we’re in right now (five, seven and nine). The “what” of method and curriculum was easy this year. Most of what we are doing are just things that […] Read more…
When it comes to homeschooling and being with kids all day long, I have to do what I can to limit the amount of extra thinking in my day. Second grade math is about my limit, is that normal? (Don’t answer.) Since I can’t skip over place value notation, skipping over standing in front of […] Read more…