Mobility is a beautiful thing. Physical, social, or intellectual Being able to move, to be fluid, to progress. To change. To choose. To feel the power and joy of moving, reaching, stretching, walking, growing. I am so grateful for all the kinds of mobility in my life. Last week I lost my physical mobility for […]
Parenting
Making Parenting Choices: Using the Ask-Try-Do Framework to Change your Approach to Learning
I love this quote of Diane Flynn Keith: We can get too easily bogged down in the academic part of homeschooling, a relatively minor part of the whole, which is to raise competent, caring, literate, happy people. I still shake my head at the time and energy we wasted when we began homeschooling […]
Are You Growing or Killing Creativity?
It’s been ten years since Sir ken Robinson gave his inciting Ted Talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity? Since then his books and talks continue to challenge us to transform education— to value varied talents, build creativity, and help people find their element. Here are some questions and recommendations with quotes from his book Out of […]
LifeSPARKS Workbook and Journal—Available NOW!
The books are published! The titles are kind of a mouthful! What exactly do they mean? Who are they for? Why read these books? To find insights, inspiration, tips, and A-Z strategies to support a lifelong journey of joyful learning and courageous action– for you and your kids. They are not recipe books telling […]
But how will I know they are learning?
What are we truly asking? Can learning really happen if it is not planned and measured? Will they do/learn anything if I am not telling them what they should do? Will I, or someone else, think what they choose to do/learn is good enough? Can people be trusted to learn without being told what to […]
