Parents and children are constantly on my heart. I love to see children thriving, and I love to see parents feeling good about themselves and their parenting ability. I...
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If you are interested in unschooling, I would advise you to do your research and talk to unschoolers who have been doing it for a while! Don’t rush into it. But...
Infertility is fraught with emotion. Many times there are no answers as to why. And that can be the hardest. This is our story and what we went through.
There is something beautiful about a literature based curricula that is also thematic. This is a beautiful feature of the Torchlight Homeschool Curriculum.
E-learning has become a valuable asset in education, though not everyone enjoys it. There are advantages and disadvantages to it for our distant learners. Weigh up what...
Grandparents are such a blessing, on the most part, and our children definitely need them. Just like there are many different names for grandmother or grandfather ...
What is the best way to be assessing learners? Is it standardized tests? Is it not testing at all? It is important that we know that our children are progressing, but we...
One thing I like to do is to help families work out what is the best curriculum for their children. There are so many out there! It ultimately comes down to what is best...
Not everyone thinks the same way – not even you! Literal thinkers aren’t always aware of how they think. It just happens. Just like the way you think is just the way you...
The main point is that kinesthetic learners learn best when they can move around and touch things. They are not being difficult when they cannot sit still in class, they...
Education, Learning Life, Reading and Writing, Technology, Tools
Tools for Visual Learners: learner centered tools
Visual learners are one who remember what they see more than they do by hearing. They also respond to color and tone, pictures and visual info when they study and learn.