This week we are in the middle of taking our state mandated standardized testing. It really makes for a hard week. I have easily forgotten how exhausting the testing is because I have not taken a test for over 20 years. This is Super Stuffy’s third testing experience, and Bear Bear’s first. I have had…
Are you thinking about homeschooling? Have you already made the decision to homeschool but are second guessing that decision? Are you in the midst of homeschooling and feeling overwhelmed? I have never had any serious doubts about homeschooling, but on those days when I just want to chuck it all and send them to school,…
I have always made the choice to homeschool my children. Neither one of them have ever been inside a classroom. Bear Bear expressed some curiosity about what school was like. I thought that she could visit for a day so I called the school and set up her visit. She was so excited to get…
What does it mean that a person is unschooling? Am I really unschooling? The definition on Wikipedia says: Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning. This is a definition that I love: Unschooling doesn’t mean a “power shift” from parents to kids, regarding their learning….
Do you know Laura Ingalls Wilder? Her books were the first set of books that I bought with my own money when I was a child. Most of the copies that I have are falling apart from being read so much. She wrote about her travels through Wisconsin, Iowa, Indian territory in Nebraska, South Dakota…
“I hate history.” My son told me this while we were walking through a historic village. In school, to learn history is often reduced to names and dates, and I was afraid that that was all my son would see, too. However, history, in its very essence, is stories. Stories of people who have come…
Hello! Welcome to my homeschooling blog! My name is Melanie and I am mama to two wonderful kiddos. Super Stuffy is 11 …
