dyslexia
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Classically Charlotte Mason
Our family homeschools. For the last few years, we’ve also belonged to a community of homeschoolers who educate using a classical approach. We love our community. We love the conversations. We love our curriculum. What we don’t love, so much, is the unrelenting workload. Teachers, aka Parents, are encouraged to scale back the lesson plans to meet the needs of their individual children. We’ve done that with great success. Even though some of our community’s celebration seems solely focused on perfection, our family makes a deliberate choice to hone in on progress. This is no easy task when everyone (at least it feels like everyone) but your family goes home with a…
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Family Read-A-Thon
What’s a Read-a-Thon? Sick and tired of television and Kindle addiction? I was! My family seemed sewn to their magic boxes of flashing lights. I, also, succumbed to the siren call of the screen. The comfort of the couch, the ease of switching off and tuning in to a storyline or game that always ends with a pleasant theme song and usually a burst of laughter. I get drained. Vampire style. But shutting down to turn on the TV was leaving me and my family hollow and a bit harried. We snapped and snarled at minor interruptions. Glares of angst and bitterness were hurled at a hug needing child or parent. …
