Feb 8, 2012
Feb 4, 2012
Why French Parents Are Superior
Here is an article comparing French parents and parenting style with their American counterparts.
Why French Parents Are Superior
Why French Parents Are Superior
Feb 2, 2012
Jan 31, 2012
Jan 25, 2012
Jan 23, 2012
Homeschooling in Pleasanton: The Benefits and Drawbacks
Pleasanton Patch interviewed me about homeschooling, and then wrote this article
Homeschooling in Pleasanton: The Benefits and Drawbacks
Homeschooling in Pleasanton: The Benefits and Drawbacks
Dec 1, 2011
If I call anything schoolwork, she hates it
My daughter is 9, I have found if I call anything schoolwork, she hates it. So I call it projects. We've been doing Native American type things this fall and I discovered the Indian in the Cupboard series on audio tape. The amount of history and factual detail, as well as an honest view of what happened in regards to the native people is amazing. She loves listening to them, but if I had put out a workbook on the same topic we would have been fighting to get it done. Most of what she's getting for Christmas is "really neat toys" – they are also, with one exception, things that fit into things we are, or will be studying. We do as many fieldtrips and watch as many videos on any given topic as we can, she hates writing and her spelling is absolutely horrible. Her reading skills are much better. Anything hands on works wonders. I also have two rules: no TV till after 5 pm (unless it's a relevant video) and no friends until her schoolwork is done. Since they get home from public school after 2:30, it helps to motivate.
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