I’m blessed with a vibrant community. I know many types of people who have a wide variety of interests and outlooks on life. My Facebook friends list tells the tale. Look closely and you’d see overlapping ripples of people who … Continue reading
Category Archives: unschooling
Dryst is a jock. He absolutely loves being active with his body, and especially adores team sports. This despite the fact that neither parent is sports-oriented. I’ve never had an interest in such pursuits, to the point where I used … Continue reading
Thirteen years ago today, I became a Mom. Today, I’ve become the Mom of a teenage boy. Happy birthday to my dear Dryst! He was born in Bangor, Maine, weighing in at 9 pounds, after a long labor and eventually … Continue reading
The entire Pennsic experience was amazing! We all had a fabulous time. It makes us want to get even more involved in the SCA. Dryst served as a page for the matriarch of our camp, and also did some water-bearing … Continue reading
Tonight we’re off on our next big adventure! We are going to a SCA event in western Pennsylvania, called Pennsic. It’s two weeks of camping in medieval style (well, somewhat). We’re new to it, so our tents are still modern … Continue reading
My daughter Bridget, age 10, is currently learning to read. To those of you more familiar with the schools’ timelines for this, that may seem rather late. But as unschoolers, who practice child-led learning and let each child’s journey of … Continue reading
The schools have vacation this week. It does affect us, even as homeschoolers. Primarily because we don’t have any sports events this week. Recently we’ve had a lot of basketball practices, basketball games, and indoor soccer games. I’m glad we’re … Continue reading
…at her 10th birthday party. … Continue reading
Since I took over with the kids’ homeschooling, I’ve been practicing “radical unschooling.” The basic idea is that all kids want to learn and explore their interests, and if you just let them go with the flow, they’ll find out … Continue reading