Category: Education

Reading and Writing Together, Week 4

Reading and Writing Together, Week 4

Getting to this a few days late, but for the most part I’ve been having a lot of fun. We spent Sunday at SeaWorld. Monday I went shopping. So finally today I realized I still hadn’t written this up. The class started with the kids playing with blankets. The...

International Walk to School Day

International Walk to School Day

Wish I had known about this sooner… although it wouldn’t have impacted anything since we walk Ariel to school everyday anyhow. But when we got to the corner on the way to her school, there were people giving out International Walk to School Day stickers and fresh fruit. I...

The Disadvantages to Home Schooling

The Disadvantages to Home Schooling

I went over the advantages to home schooling in my previous post. Now let’s take a look at the disadvantages. Perhaps the most obvious one is that it takes more effort to get time for your child to interact with other children. They really need time to play together,...

Are You Considering Home Schooling?

Are You Considering Home Schooling?

One question I often get asked as a stay at home mother is whether or not I plan on home schooling. The answer is always no, as that is really something I’m not interested in, but I am aware that there can be certain benefits for parents who do...