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What’s Working Right Now: Loop Schedules
This post is part of the What’s Working Right Now series, a series that attempts to give quick, practical tips for real-life homeschooling problems that
New Blog Series: What’s Working Right Now
I have been an educator in some form or another for about 15 years now. Whether it’s been doing one-on-one tutoring sessions in Writing Centers,
3 Punctuation and Grammar Errors That Really Matter (and 3 That Don’t)
When people find out I teach English, by far one of their most common concerns they ask me about is how to teach their children
Announcing a New Class: Composition Using Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
I’m very excited to announce the development of a new composition class. In October, I found myself on a women’s writing retreat with some amazing
The Myth of Learning to Read vs. Reading to Learn
My formal educational training has primarily been geared toward teaching college students. I have extensive training in teaching different populations of college students: traditional, non-traditional,
You’re Never Too Old for a Read-Aloud!
Every night, my husband and I spend thirty minutes reading each other poetry or great works of literature–just kidding! Between general parenting, homeschooling, housekeeping, working,
Dreams for Dayla Learning Curriculum (A Call for Beta Testers)
Do you want to know a secret? I’ve got some dreams for this site. See, I’ve been teaching writing for more than a decade, and
Attending the (Right) Homeschool Conference is Worth It
I spent last Thursday-Sunday at the Secular Eclectic Academic Homeschool conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I almost didn’t go to this conference, but I am so,
Standards Without Standardization
Since we homeschool year-round (for all the reasons I discussed in a previous post), today is the first day of second grade for my 7-year-old
The Benefits of Year-Round Homeschooling
I’ve mentioned before how my method for homeschooling revolves around both content and delivery. The tagline for this site is homeschooling the humanities with humanity because
How the Humanities Will Save Us from the Robots
I am very excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Secular Eclectic Academic (SEA) Homeschooling Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in July! You
How Much Should We Compromise? (Philosophy Activity for Young Children)
This is another activity that I tried with my co-op philosophy class with kids ages 6-10. (We also asked What Does it Mean to Be