Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., science, Superboy's projects on Jan 7th, 2008 9 Comments »
Superboy is all about tools right now. One of the top items on his Christmas list was a tool belt. Big surprise, right? After all, he is a 12yo boy. I am a big fan of allowing kids to use the tools with which they have proven themselves competent and safe. Superboy has long been [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jan 6th, 2008 15 Comments »
Ready or not, it’s time to get cranking! School starts back up tomorrow! And while I am mentally SOOOOO ready to get back into a routine, I am still a little behind in getting all of the “stuff” organized in a way that I hope will make it run more smoothly. I don’t know why, [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Jan 4th, 2008 7 Comments »
Now, you may be wondering what the big deal is about this de-cluttering schedule I’ve been writing about (it’s in my sidebar now. Can you see it there?) . Well, it is a big deal for me because I have actually been successfully following it for close to two weeks now! In order to understand [...]
Posted in alaska, Random Ramblings on Jan 2nd, 2008 9 Comments »
Previously I had written about my plans to simplify, big time, before our big move to Alaska in 6 months. I am happy to report that so far I have had great success. I was able to take down the Christmas decor (a bit early, but the tree was looking really sketchy) and pare down [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof... on Jan 1st, 2008 6 Comments »
I am re-thinking the wisdom of doing a botany unit in the dead of winter. I got so excited about the new resources I had found that I got a little carried away and forgot that I really need to let the cycles of nature be my guide in these matters. Enthusiasm is great and [...]
