tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60071219472313712622024-03-08T12:11:43.865-08:00Classical Home Learning for the Public School ChildA place to share my experiences as I try to provide a classical education to my children around their public school schedule.Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-63815680257427528322010-03-30T09:15:00.000-07:002010-03-30T09:15:59.179-07:00Reading Aloud is Now a ChoreIt has become too challenging to find time to read aloud as a family. With the kids being nearly 11 and just 8 they are busy beavers and I'm running around trying to get a million things done each day. I've got to figure out how to build family reading time into our schedule. The kids are also reaching the point where they'll complain about reading time. Wasn't it just yesterday that they begged Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-26873247740648073282010-02-20T06:28:00.000-08:002010-02-20T09:15:07.980-08:00Educating BoysWith having a son I have become sensitive to understanding the emotional and educational needs of boys. Here is a link to a great article about educating boys: http://booksandboys.blogspot.com/2010/02/because-you-care-about-boys.html.
I'll talk about this more extensively in another post, but I wanted to take this opportunity to promote one of my favorite ways for sharing great literature Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-52495430982787531022010-02-19T17:48:00.000-08:002010-02-19T18:45:12.627-08:00Expect Quality WorkOne of my central frustrations with my kids' school is the low expectations regarding completed homework. For one, homework is not even graded (homework is not allowed to be part of report card grades believe it or not!). For awhile I tried to be hands off with regards to homework. I wanted it to be my kids' responsibility. I was also under the impression that the teacher was Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-4973501967569544742010-02-15T06:23:00.000-08:002010-02-15T06:23:28.387-08:00TECHNORATIVDUAS4A6CV2BGeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-74210345126621827212010-02-15T06:14:00.000-08:002010-02-15T06:16:53.676-08:00President's DayI didn't plan ahead for any President's Day extra-schooling, but the library had a collection of books about presidents and I was reminded of this educational opportunity. I decided to go with historical fiction rather than pure non-fiction. I've never tried the Childhood of Famous Americans series by Aladdin Paperbacks. We picked up Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom (Childhood of Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007121947231371262.post-82250005638323262232010-02-14T17:14:00.001-08:002010-02-15T05:20:24.138-08:005 Days of Snow = 4 Days of Extra-SchoolingOur town has been walloped by two blizzards so we've all been home and very cooped up. The kids became very sick of so much snow rather quickly, especially since it is hard to sleigh-ride in it. They did play outside for a couple of days though - a must for the classical child in my view.
As is my nature, I took the opportunity to fit in some extra-schooling. We spent maybe an hour each day on Geenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251759319222024485noreply@blogger.com3