February 08 Edition | Heart of the Matter

Are YOU listening?

Are YOU listening? “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and...

Impossible Standards

Impossible Standards I’m the type of person who is extremely hard on myself. When we first started homeschooling, I was convinced that my son wasn’t learning anything from me because he never would repeat back what I tried...

Classical Education for Free – Part 1: Memorization

Classical Education for Free – Part 1: Memorization Iwant to begin this column by sharing elements of classical education anyone can use for free in any homeschool setting. Outside of reading classic literature, this...

Planning High School Courses

Homeschooling parents know how to best educate their children. Use what you know about your students and their learning styles and consider the subjects that colleges want to see. Homeschooling in high school is very efficient...

Listening with Purpose, Part I

Listening with Purpose, Part I A lot of us…allow music to be a background to what we do and because of that we forget that listening is an active challenge to the brain. There’s so much auditory material in the...

Order and Structure

Order and Structure Children who have disabilities or learning challenges typically need structure and organization. I was reminded of that on Christmas morning while looking at the mess once called our living room. Yet, there...