by Patricia | Nov 4, 2015 | Home Schooling, Inspirational quotes
Children are born passionately eager to make as much sense as they can around them. If we attempt to control, manipulate, or divert this process… the independent scientist in the child disappears. –John Holt...
by Patricia | Oct 30, 2015 | Curriculum Reviews, Home Schooling, Music
Gorgeous Classical Music for Kids of All Ages Since Super Hero has taken piano lessons, classical music is not new to him. In fact, aside from his own rehearsals and recitals, we have gone to concerts by the Miami Symphony Orchestra on quite a few occasions. We do...
by Patricia | Oct 21, 2015 | Home Schooling, Inspirational quotes
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. –Maria Montessori Image credit: Sunny Child by Mehmet Elmas ...
by Patricia | Oct 7, 2015 | Home Schooling, Inspirational quotes
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child open up himself to life. –Maria...
by Patricia | Sep 30, 2015 | Curriculum Reviews, Foreign Languages, Home Schooling
Online Language Courses for Homeschool What can speak louder of a curriculum than a child earnestly choosing to “reorder” it? We had the good fortune of reviewing Middlebury Interactive Languages’ Elementary German 1, Semester 1, last year. Super...
by Patricia | Sep 23, 2015 | Curriculum Reviews, Home Schooling, Science
Homeschool Chemistry for Middle & High Schoolers Fascinating Education offers 3 secular science tracks for middle school students: Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Though it’s target audience is 6th graders and above, it could be used by advanced younger...