Archive for August, 2007

Welcome to the first day of school

Monday, August 13th, 2007

…and surprisingly things went rather smoothly. My daughter got up, got ready and did her work with only a little prompting from me. The idea of rewarding her with 1 penny per worksheet done without hastle went over quite well. I know that the real reward should be in the learning itself [...]

Where did this summer go?

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Has anyone else noticed that this summer has just about flew by? I can’t believe that it’s gone already!
We start school on Tuesday. I was going to start on Monday but life got in the way. So, now we start on Tuesday. I have to sit down and put [...]

Dealing with your unschooling doubts

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

If you are like me, you tend to watch what your homeschool child is and is not doing. After all, as homeschool parents we know that our chilodren do not have to be tested in order for learning to prove its value. However, if you take this a step further and unschool your [...]