Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling books’
Homeschooling Blessings
Homeschooling Blessings By Linda Dobson I’m lovin’ it. Once again my Barnes and Noble University course, Homeschooling Your Children, is in full swing. Once again, I get to spend an entire month with – mostly – first-time homeschoolers. It gives me a feeling similar to that of Christmas, only instead of enjoying the innocent angst [...]
Book Review: The Fundamentals of Homeschooling
Book Review: The Fundamentals of Homeschooling By Beth Balmanno There is something magical about Ann Lahrson-Fisher's Fundamentals of Homeschooling. As a seasoned homeschooler, I expected to find good, solid advice for new families starting their homeschool journey. What I didn't expect was to reach for a pen to highlight the pages of this [...]
A Tribute to Homeschool Support Groups
A Tribute to Homeschool Support Groups By Linda Dobson For the last week my e-mail box has filled with links to stories about the growing number of homeschool practitioners. The most recent articles came from Arizona, Mississippi and northern Virginia, and warmed my heart again and again. Choosing to homeschool is, for sure, a decision [...]
‘Til School Do Us Part
'Til School Do Us Part By Linda Dobson My younger son was at bat in a local Little League game one evening when one of quite a few hard, errant pitches struck him on the head, including his eye. Yes, he was wearing a helmet. He fell to the ground. I don't know how long it was that the entire park fell silent, waiting for him to get up, move [...]
Use the Theory of “Flow” In Your Family Learning Plan
Use the Theory of “Flow” In Your Family Learning Plan By Linda Dobson For those skeptics out there who still don’t believe learning can be fun, let me introduce you to Harvard professor Mihaly Csikezentmihalyi or, as I’ve come to know him, “Professor C,” a friend and colleague of Howard Gardner. In his life’s work Professor [...]
