Video Games are as Important to Learning as Music, In My Experience
Currently, my kids are big into music. They listen to it, play it, read about it, watch it, and talk about it. My son plays his guitar for at least five hours a day, usually […]
Keep ReadingSeptember 11th: Where I Was Not, A Different Perspective
September 11th did not directly affect me. Not really. I did not live in New York City, or Washington, DC or have a loved one aboard one of the hijacked planes. I will never know […]
Keep ReadingIt’s Okay to Turn it Off and Tune Out, It Doesn’t Mean We Don’t Care
There is so much scary in the world right now. Add on any normal life challenges and it feels impossible, doesn’t it? I’m reminding myself that there are very few things I can do about […]
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One Specific Way Home/Unschooling Learning Has Changed Since March
The museums, library, park days, music lessons, riding lessons, time with friends… we homeschoolers lost those along with everyone else. Today though, I got some serious and specific clarity about how our life is lacking since […]
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Please Call it Pandemic Schooling, School at Home, or Remote Learning, Not Homeschooling, Here’s Why:
As we start off the weirdest school year in our collective history, I want to share an important differentiation. At first, you may wonder why it’s even worth noting. I will explain why it matters […]
Keep ReadingWomen Having it All: Is “All” What We Think It Is?
I’ve been spending a chunk of time on Linkedin for work. I know I am late to the party, but there are so many women writing and speaking about how women can “have it all”. […]
Keep ReadingLiving Without School and Learning All the Time
We don’t do school. Ever. Not during a pandemic. Not before the pandemic. We won’t when this is all over. We live life together. We play, explore, and indulge all the curiosities we want. We […]
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This Year is Passing Whether or Not We Engage
“2020 is just cancelled” I overheard a woman say yesterday. These words felt spot on and I felt an immediate sense of relief upon hearing them. This year has been horrid. We have been cracked right open […]
Keep ReadingThis Homeschool Mom Can’t Help you Pandemic School, Even if I Wish I Could
Over the past five months I have found myself crawling under a rock. I was laughing with a friend last week saying I think I have talked less about homeschooling in the last five months […]
Keep Reading5 Things I Appreciate About Unschooling from a Mom of Tweens/Teens
When we first decided to homeschool I didn’t even know what it was. I pictured families in matching denim jumpsuits with super conservative and narrow minded values. I had no idea that there are all […]
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