Posted in Thinking about Learning on Aug 7th, 2006 No Comments »
I was thinking more about the topic of “shoulds” or “have-to’s” that I brought up yesterday, when I wrote:
Why do I go through life listening to internal voices tell me I “should” or “shouldn’t” do this or that? Should is such a weak, carping word. I realized that if I do something because I “should” […]
Posted in Thinking about Learning, Big Picture on Aug 7th, 2006 4 Comments »
We were having visitors and travelling last month and so I missed out on writing an entry for Unschooling Voices #2. Besides, I wasn’t sure if I had anything to write… Ron wrote it all out for me at Atypical Homeschool in a post called Unschooling and Parenting. Like […]
Posted in Plans and Ideas on Aug 4th, 2006 No Comments »
We used Kolbe’s 12th grade literature last year. WE made some changes.
Tolstoy was great… the short story choices. I was thrilled myself to find this wonderful Christian author. I will read more of them myself in future. We particularly liked “Master and Man”.
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denosovich was also a treasure. The language […]
Posted in Thinking about Learning on Aug 2nd, 2006 1 Comment »
A classic pro-homeschool rant by a writer I admire very much, and good coffee. Great start to the day!
I recognized my kids in her description. They are not perfect kids and we don’t have a perfect homeschool, but… They have opinions! They enjoy learning! They get absorbed in things and when they participate in classes […]
