November 2011 Inspire! Have you ever stood in line at a bookstore waiting to get a book signed by a favorite author? Do you always read the book before going to see the movie adaptation? Is a bedtime story a ritual in your home? Is someone in your family a natural storyteller? If you answered [...]
I will tell you this was quite a weekend. I spent Saturday preparing and freezing 20 different meals for my family. That pretty much took care of the entirety of Saturday. Sunday afternoon was consumed with a project – I am wallpapering my schoolroom walls with maps from National Geographic. In the midst of ironing [...]
My alarm beeped with a shrill screech in the morning quiet, its face lit ghostly green as it admonished me to begin my day. Swinging clumsily, I knocked it off of the cardboard box that it perched on, belting it to the floor in my sleepy stupor. It was only 6:30, and tempting as it [...]
It’s difficult to truly appreciate the sacrifices that are made by a military family, unless you are one, have been one, or are related to one. My own husband was in the military 6 years—with 13 different assignments in those years. I would swear that the DOD (Department of Defense) heard the paintbrush hit the [...]
In the not-too-distant past, typing was taught in high school and used mainly in jobs by women. Today, typewriters are antiques and nearly every household has a computer (or three!) used by every family member from toddlers to seniors. Keyboarding proficiency can no longer wait until high school—Children must start learning good typing skills as [...]
I saw it again today at our community pool. The shrug. The response to a parent who complains about the sorry state of public education, and the parent who responds with the shrug “whadaya gonna do?” I am proud to be one of those parents who has chosen to row against the tide, and take [...]
Probably one of the most anxiety provoking experiences for a loving parent is making the decision to educate your child on your own terms. Over the past six years, I have spoken repeatedly with parents who want to make sure that they make the right academic decisions for their children, and that those choices bear [...]
August 2011 Inspire! As summer winds down, take a break from the heat and spend some time at your local library or bookstore. We’ve supplied book recommendations, and each list, organized according to grade level, contains suggestions for wonderful, recently released children’s books. Below you will find some suggestions of fun activities to help your [...]
Have you noticed that homeschool families, particularly us moms, have a tendency to believe that everyone else who homeschools has a lovely, clean, peaceful home, creates nutritious, delicious meals from scratch and never yells at their children. You all know what I am talking about… Everyone else has their stuff in a pile but you, [...]
It’s about time!! I have been telling Calvert for years that they were WAY overdue for a good old-fashioned SALE on their curriculum. And believe it or not, someone finally heard me?! I have told my friends at Calvert for a long time that homeschoolers are a notoriously thrifty lot. We are the ones who [...]
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