Of their own accord, Ryan and Connor decided to sit and watch the birds at our backyard feeder this afternoon. Connor first, and then Ryan, pulled up a chair, and the two of them sat for longer than I ever believed possible, first simply watching the birds and then identifying and recording the birds they saw. Writing, math, science – check, all accounted for without opening a school book this afternoon!Connor and his new best buddy, Dawson, were talking in the car this evening: Where do you go to school? I’m homeschooled. What is your school like? I don’t know about inside a school building because I go to school in my house. — Silence — I get to stay at home all day and…
We’ve had an unusually rough day here on the homeschool front: crying, temper tantrums, and slamming doors seemed to be the norm rather than the exception. It was a frustrating day; one of those days that makes me question our decision to take on the task of educating our boys at home. After all, it…
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done…
As a homeschooling Mom, it’s easy to take ownership of every little setback in the day to day education of your child. It’s easy to question your abilities as a teacher on those days when he adds 7 + 8 and gets 18 or sees c-a-p and reads caboose … or cabbage… or casserole. (And…
In an attempt to do something special with Connor while Ryan is in Williamsburg this week, I registered the two of us for a three-day art workshop led by Barry Stebbing, founder of How Great Thou Art! So, for the past three mornings: sketchbooks, markers, and colored pencils in hand, Connor and I headed off…
Ryan ran into the bedroom this morning to inform us the radio had just announced that “All Fairfax County Public Schools and Cornerstone Schoolhouse are closed due to the snow!” Patrick informed Ryan that since Cornerstone Schoolhouse is located in our basement and requires only a short walk downstairs, where there is indeed no snow,…