homeschooling

In the endless debate (at least in America) about school uniforms, I am definitely an advocate. And not just for khaki slacks and pastel polo shirts. I vote for the whole kit and kaboodle, right down to the ties, knee socks and shiny black shoes. The only thing I don’t vote for is actually sending the kids to school. Which makes the whole uniform controversy a little moot.

Still, I remain obstinately unwilling to give up on my passion for school uniforms. When we lived in Ireland last summer, I came up with my own unique uniform solution. But now that we’ve moved to Tunisia, it doesn’t work quite so well anymore.… Read more

I’ve been meaning to post our curriculum for months, but between one thing and another, we are almost finished with it, and I am just now getting around to posting about it. Better late than never, though!

This was our first term using the Ambleside Online curriculum, since it begins at age 6. And we love it even more than I had anticipated. If you’d like the unadulterated version of the curriculum, you can find it on the official AmblesideOnline.org website. Here is my own version, adapted for us:

History – Our Island Story (H.E. Marshall) is Ambleside’s history spine for the early years.… Read more

So, Term 4 somehow never happened last year. Luckily, we can always fall back on unschooling. And the copious amounts of reading that we tend to do, even when we’re at our busiest. Like most homeschooling parents (and perhaps other parents too?), sometimes I worry about whether I’m doing enough to further my children’s education. After all, when you’re trying to idealistically combine the best educational tactics of the Classical world, the Renaissance humanists, and the 19th century British, it’s pretty easy to fall a little short of the ideal. And how do you gauge their progress without grades or standardized tests?… Read more

Here’s some exciting news for you. I have been featured as a guest blogger on Latter Day Homeschooling! So you’ll find today’s post here. Happy reading, and have a lovely weekend.… Read more