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Is Your Child Defective or is it Your Perspective?
The other day as I sat and listened to a mom talk about her child and his unique learning difficulties, I was shocked when she said that it had been suggested that her son had an evil spirit. Why? Because her son’s eyes would glaze over partway through the lesson. He would then disconnect with what she was trying to teach. In an effort to help her son learn, she discovered various methods for getting her son to open back up so that she could impart some other little tidbit of learning into him. Things such as tapping her fingers on the table or tapping him on the forehead. This…
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A Look at Artist Appreciation at Our House
Did you all start school yet? Every year I make our homeschooling schedule and determine that we’re going to really stick to it this year. Then unexpected happenings occur and the schedule has to be thrown out. Over and over and over again. 🙂 But even if I don’t stick to “the schedule” completely, I still find it useful. We homeschool year-round but I think it’s nice to have a definite day to say we’ve started. The kids look forward to the fresh beginning, too. Here are my students this year. and Wesley… It was a very hectic and busy week for me since I was a part of many of the…
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Cantaloupes (or was that Antelopes?) and Early Childhood Education
Yesterday, I was cutting up a cantaloupe and Audrey says to me, “Does that come from an animal?” Thinking all along that she was just having fun, I responded, “No, it comes from the ground.” “What is it?” “It’s a melon.” As we continued to talk, it finally came out that she assumed I was cutting up a cantaloupe which she concluded was part of an antelope. Because I had never thought to explain where cantaloupe’s come from. Oh dear, there are gaps in our homeschooling! The greatest fear of a homeschooling mom. I was so very close to having one. Whew! Barely saved. My Audrey knows more about how goats, chickens, and puppies are born than…
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Why My Child is Not Comprehending What They’re Reading
Some kids have a harder time in school than others. If you’ve homeschooled more than one child, I’m sure you know this very well. And their struggles can be so different from the other one. I have one child that has difficulty with reading comprehension. I could see there were problems with understanding when they were younger but as they’ve grown older, it’s manifested itself more clearly. I made mistakes along the way and would say things like, “You’re not paying attention,” “How are you supposed to learn if you don’t pay attention?” This only damaged their confidence. I have been thinking about this comprehension problem for a while and have…
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How to Throw a Party in a Hotel Suite
Have you ever thrown a party in a hotel? I have given one about once every 2 years. You see, our homeschool convention is held in Phoenix and they also do a jr. high graduation ceremony on Friday night… usually. This year, the graduation was on a Saturday, so we had to throw our party on Friday night… in honor of Serenity. We rented a suite and then got bumped up (courtesy of the hotel) to a hospitality suite. It was lovely and nice and perfect for the occasion. But let me show you pictures, since that’s the best way to “tell” you. At home you do as much as…
