When I was homeschooling, I loved reading books and blog articles detailing other homeschooling families’ curriculum choices. It was especially fascinating to see how different families’ personalities manifested themselves in their curriculum choices and to get a feel for the wide of range of possibilities that are open to homeschoolers. In that spirit, here’s what…
Deadly fights with monsters and dragons, gory details, lavish treasure hoards, legendary weapons, feats of heroic strength, feasting with friends, and luscious wordplay—what’s not to love about Beowulf? This fall the students in my British literature class read Beowulf and then wrote about life lessons for the 21st century from this thousand-year-old poem. They did…
Despite the huge growth in homeschooling over the last few decades, something about opting out of school still feels a little bit odd or contrarian. Four years ago, when we were first considering homeschooling,* we were mostly motivated by a practical difficulty with transportation at our current school and a sense of curiosity: would the…
It’s the beginning of June, and we are setting our school books aside for a few months to enjoy a break from our regular routine. I’m looking forward to some slow mornings, working on my garden, taking the kids to the pool, and cleaning out a few cupboards and closets. It’s refreshing to clear my…