Our first day of homeschooling was surprisingly good. The time totally flew past.

In the Charlotte Mason method, the recommended lesson length for a kid Isaac's age is 10 minutes or so. The goal is keep the child's attention from start to finish so that the child can't form the habit of not paying attention. Then, as they mature, you gradually ( Read more... )

Isaac officially begins homeschooling today. In 3 minutes.

This is seriously fun. My oldest boy is in Kindergarten! I have spent four long years planning this -- reading just about everything I could get my hands on to create my own strange homeschooling mix of Charlotte Mason, Waldorff, and Montessori methods, picking out "living books", choosing ( Read more... )

After watching this video on the reformed Math being taught in our schools, I cringed. While I understand the value of being able to solve basic math using different algorithms or solving problems conceptually, I just don't get why a school would completely avoid teaching the easiest, most straightforward algorithms available for basic arithmetic ( Read more... )

Today's Gospel reading was from the sixth chapter of Matthew verses 25-34, and once again Father Aidan gave an amazing homily. I know I've often gotten warm fuzzies from the passage, what with it's lovely talk about the lilies of the field and birds of the air. Yet, tucked away between those images, the command to not worry often gets neglected ( Read more... )