This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. A few days ago I introduced the idea of how a child’s personality type affects their learning. I shared some tips on homeschooling the fun-loving, active child and the sensitive child. Today let’s talk about […]
Homeschooling the sensitive child
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. Yesterday I introduced the idea of how a child’s personality type affects their learning. I shared some tips on homeschooling the fun-loving, active child. Today I want to talk about another type, the sensitive […]
Learning and personality: homeschooling your fun-loving child
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I don’t talk so much about learning styles anymore. The topic is controversial. Some believe that learning styles don’t really exist, and that most people utilize all the “types”. People don’t fit neatly into […]
Don’t sweat college
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. Google auto-complete can tell you a lot. I just typed “college is” into the search field, and the four choices are: … a waste of time … the next bubble …. overrated … not […]
Minimalist method of teaching kids to read
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. Personally, I feel that we over-complicate the process of teaching a child how to read. In fact, I would argue that one learns how to read, regardless of being “taught”. Right now I’m reading […]
Homeschooling is wearing you down
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I apologize for my lack of regularity in posting daily about homeschooling. I blame bed rest for making it very difficult to concentrate. I read another great post about homeschooling from Melissa, homeschooling mom […]
Homeschooling through a crisis
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I read an excellent post the other day on SimpleHomeschool.net about homeschooling through a crisis. Quite timely for me, since my family is definitely going through a difficult time right now, with a high-risk […]
How to teach subjects you don’t know or enjoy
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I admit it. I’m not smarter than a 5th grader. At least, not when it comes to math. Two, going on three, of my kids are already learning things beyond my ability to teach […]
Bedschooling
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. Schoolteachers call in a substitute when they’re sick. But homeschool parents don’t have that luxury. What do you do when you’re ill? Besides taking a couple of days off (it seems that public schools […]
Complying with government regulations
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I apologize for my lack of a post yesterday! I had an appointment with the Perinatologist which took all morning, and then I got a headache that didn’t leave until today. I’ll try to […]