Adventures in Self-directed, Lifelong Learning
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Just last week Suzi Colpa and I were discussing these ideas with a group of women who attended our Tea and Tales event.
Slow Homeschooling:Essays About Mindful Homeschooling
This is a small but mighty book. Just 64 pages, it contains a powerful collection of 23 essays that touch upon a range of issues that parents grapple with as they explore the decision about homeschooling, and more issues that arise once they start on their homeschooling journey.
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I love to travel just as much as I love to learn.
And every time I/we travel I learn so much even before the trip starts from researching, planning, and finding ways to be creative with the budget so we can see more while spending less.
Now that our child is an adult, we still try to find some time to travel and go exploring together. I’ve been encouraged by other friends with adult children who highly recommend making the effort even though it might require more creativity than it used to: partial trips, meeting up en route, or negotiating who does what.
Sometimes it gets pretty complicated.
If you’re a parent who wasn’t homeschooled, you probably find yourself wondering, “How can I help my child be a self-directed learner when that’s not how I learned?” Maybe you’re a parent who doesn’t want to homeschool, but you want to support your child’s learning and encourage them to enjoy lifelong learning. Here’s what … Read more
Have you made any resolutions, picked a word for the year, vowed to change some habits? How about setting goals and outlining your actions steps? Here are a few questions to consider: What do you want to learn this year? What do you want to do in your life this year? How … Read more
Teachers* have an opportunity to cultivate the future by inspiring communities of learners. Last week when I read the Atlantic.com article by Michael Godsey, The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher When kids can get their lessons from the Internet, what’s left for classroom instructors to do? I couldn’t respond quickly or coherently enough. I wanted to … Read more