I just had to write a post on this little tidbit from the news. I don’t follow most news topics very closely. For heaven’s sake, my friend had to call me to let me know tornadoes were on their way, because she knows we don’t watch television. She figured I would need the heads up. Thanks […]
Only a few years ago, I would have believed that getting rid of network television constituted child abuse, or at a bare minimum mommy abuse. About the same time I started homeschooling my oldest child, I called the cable company and informed them that I was no longer interested in their services. This was actually […]
I am passionate about autism. I completed my undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in communicative disorders. I then went on to get a master’s degree in education from Arizona State University. I studied special education with a singular focus on autism. I did not study cross categorical special education… I am only trained […]
The most adorable, and by far the sweetest, walrus you will ever meet is named Tevah. He is a larger than life spirit with aspirations that extend outside the walls of his current home. Come with Tevah as he makes his way through an epic adventure into the great beyond. I would also like to […]
I am a homeschooling mother of two, soon to be three, beautiful kids. I came to the homeschooling community with an interesting and atypical background. I have a master’s degree from Arizona State University in education. I was trained to work in the public schools. I feel like this training gives me some interesting insights […]
It seems to me that homeschoolers are seen as unconventional, but I would like to publically challenge that perception here today. We, as a nation, educated our children at home longer than our government has. In 1776 we issued the Declaration of Independence, and by 1783 we were officially recognized as the great independent nation […]
My experience has taught me some precious lessons. When someone questions your decision to home school your children, you should not take it personally. The question is often times a reflection of the person asking it. They don’t believe they could do it, and therefore tend to doubt another’s ability to home school. There are […]