I write this on the morning of my 21st wedding anniversary, sitting in an empty house with a cup of coffee in my favorite coffee cup, listening to these words by Duncan Sheik on Spotify. It could not have been more timely…
Continue reading “The darkness comes and the darkness goes…”
Guess what? You can’t. And you’re not supposed to. But then neither is that teacher at the school. The research says that we’re supposed to be FACILITATORS of learning–not DISSEMINATORS of information… which is good news!!
Oh wait… but how do we do that??? Here’s how… Continue reading To the mom afraid she can’t teach her child
As schools have closed down and are scrambling to provide instruction due to COVID-19—some parents are going to think that this is what homeschooling is like.
Ummmm… yes and no. Continue reading Coronavirus closings: surprisingly, this is NOT like homeschooling
Welcome to what is likely to be the “new normal” for a while. I know–it’s a nightmare. Everything is suddenly different and as it is, maybe you dread school vacations and breaks. Now you’re stuck. How do you deal? I gotcha covered… Continue reading New work-life balance fundamentals for coronavirus
Last night, I was up until 4:15am and then slept until 8:30am. Because I’m an idiot. Because I didn’t bit off MORE than I can chew (I did finally grow out of that) but I have bitten off ALL that I can chew.
At the moment… I have no idea how I’m going to make it to Sunday…
Continue reading I’m every woman… and we are all tired right now
In looking through my blog post drafts, I found one that I missed. In November of 2014, a woman told me “You are the reason I no longer teach.” Do you know why?
Because my kid has food intolerances (that affect his behavior within minutes) and very severe blood dysregulation. Which she believed was absolute nonsense. Let me tell you what else I heard from her…
I’m not exactly sure what happened. Maybe Thanksgiving. I know that every year for the last decade, I have had an influx of new clients at this time of year and I usually attribute it to a combination of “so this is no longer a matter of adjusting to the classroom” and talking about their plight with lots of people they see over the holidays.
And the concerns are often the same, but generally unfounded when you find out what is legally required to graduate high school. Guess what? It’s SO. MUCH. LESS. than you think.
Continue reading Do you know what is ACTUALLY required to graduate high school?
So much has been happening. Let me give you a quick recap and rundown…
What’s the difference? A lot. People are usually using the terms “unschooling”, “child-led learning”, “child-centered learning” and “homeschooling” in ways that may not be accurate. Let’s dig into the various terms used to describe educational activities outside of a brick and mortar school…
Continue reading Vocabulary matters: labels that will make you think
I got this great card not long ago. It was from a mother of another teen boy in our circle. She noted that she really enjoyed having our family involved with hers and she was glad to have other parents to share this journey with. She is awesome for creating events for the kids that are age appropriate and I adore her because I. am. worn. right now. Life’s undertow is catching me and my son is suffering less because of her efforts. And yesterday I realized that I have parenting partners above and beyond my husband…
Continue reading Having parenting partners… other than a spouse
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