Repetitio mater studiorum

“Repetition is the mother of learning.” Mention this saying to my children and they will probably muster a dramatic eye roll for you. Truth be told, we memorize a lot of things in our homeschool. Not because I adhere to everything “classical education” but because repetition comes so naturally to them in this stage of […]

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Still a masterpiece in the making

Each school year brings new enlightenment and revelation to  my education methods, heart attitude, and acknowledgement of the validity of “out-of-the-box” ideas in homeschooling. Since I’m a visionary, I like this consistent reevaluation because it forces me to look at the big picture again and again – and sometimes even reassess the big picture itself. […]

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Piecing it together #3 Part 2

Planning for this year, I have to address boredom with Chavah. I originally got fearful of the idea of teaching three Sonlight Cores at one time with a young baby in the house because the read-alouds require so much time from me. I want to spend the quality time with Chavah that I spent with […]

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Piecing it together #3 Part 1

I just looked at my yearly planning calendar and we only have 2 weeks left of school. WHERE has the time gone? My goodness this year flew by. We’ve had lots of wonderful life-learning this year, and I’m also very pleased with how much the kids have developed.  Having a new baby in the house […]

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Winding down & ramping up

We are coming to a close of this school year.  It’s true that we have six weeks still left “on the books” but there are many curricula we use that do not go through a full 36 week year.  Math is finishing up, science is finishing up, and spelling and grammar are quickly coming to […]

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Memorization trains the mind well

It’s a little baffling to me that most schools today do not endorse the practice of memory work.  The main reasons I’ve been given in researching this is that it simply is not necessary anymore with the advent of the internet – anyone with a computer or smart phone can Google anything, anywhere.  They don’t […]

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