Me and Memphis haven’t done anything that looks remotely like homeschooling (or school at home as unschoolers call it) in probably over half a year. He doesn’t know it but Marty and I had agreed that unschooling him and Jaz was the best approach for us as a family. It’s been a pretty rocky road [...] Read more »
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Homeschooling
The Joys and Trials of Parenthood
I knew for the longest time that I wanted to be a mom. I was dead set on getting married and being a mom by the age of 21. I definitely got that. Or at least I was married and pregnant by that time. Close enough.
After Memphis was born, I completely fell in love [...] Read more »
Jasmine and Coins
Just a few hours ago, I had Jasmine sitting on my lap as I was finishing uploading graphics to my site. I had 3 more graphics to upload but I stopped because I noticed that she was taking an interest in Marty’s small pile of coins. I know she doesn’t understand the value of money [...] Read more »
Xmas Theme
Since Memphis is unschooled, we don’t use a curriculum and feel that everyday yields opportunities to learn something different, something new. It suits our lifestyle and Memphis’ learning style.
Several days ago, I felt the urge to do some worksheets with a Xmas theme. Previously, I had printed a pile of sheets from the net for [...] Read more »
Memphis and His Reading
Last night sometime after 9 pm, I was washing dishes. Normally, I send the kids to bed around 9:30. I turned off the water and heard Memphis in his room reading a story out loud. I walked over to his room and found him sitting cross-legged on top of his table reading a Blues [...] Read more »
