Been reading another homeschooling blog carnival and found some good (and interesting advise) from Wild About Math: How to get past stupid math mistakes Under #6: Take Movement Breaks: “juggling (Sheppard encourages students to learn to juggle as a way to reset their brains. I suspect that the left-right brain integration of juggling is helpful [...]

You gotta read this blog entry at “Sometimes I’m Actually Coherent.” I found it through 97th Carnival of homeschooling at Principled Discovery. It eloquently describes (with examples) why a homeschooling parent can educate their child(ren) better than a credentialed teacher with a master’s degree. (without bashing said credentialed teacher!) Now… how to turn my “student [...]

From time to time I read a few posts from various homeschooling blog “carnivals.” I’ve found it a great way to “meet” other homeschooling bloggers and get a glimpse of how other homeschoolers do things. Usually I just skim and read a post or two, rarely getting back to read more. (there are always interruptions [...]

Squeeee! I’m famous. My post “Mommy, I want to see Mars” is mentioned in the Carnival of Space, week 2. Go check it out. If you’ve never been to a homeschooling blog carnival before, it is a great way to find other HSing bloggers and read what they think about a particular subject. There are [...]