By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood This month (August 2013) we’re going to focus on home education. To kick us off, I thought I’d share a mish mash of things I’ve had to learn (sometimes the hard way) over my own 16 years of homeschooling, because folks, I have finally arrived at homeschool nirvana. […]
The writers over at Keeper of the Home are sharing “A Day in My Life.” Today it’s my turn! If you’d like to be a bug on the wall and find out how the first day of school went for our family, hop over to Keeper!
Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular. Science and writing. OK. Upper level math too. Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of derivatives, but I do love English—and writing […]
Most of us are probably aware that one of the greatest gifts we can pass on to our children is a love of learning, through reading. This happens by osmosis as we read TO them…and train them read to themselves. Not just any old books. Some folks think it is acceptable for their children to […]
In the recorded history of the world, there are three major traditions of education. First, conveyor belt education trains the masses in basic literacy, lifting generations from poverty toward better jobs and lives. The emphasis is on “what to think” as dictated by others in order to get “right” answers, be “good’ students, and most […]
Today I’m guest posting over at Keeper of the Home! Come on over and read about seven strategies I’ve found helpful in my 15 years of home educating.
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Every child’s path will be different. This is just one path in a million. I know for a fact that NONE of our other children will follow this exact route, although there may be variations. The point of this post is to unpack one example of how it […]
Instruct: 1. To teach; to inform the mind; to educate; to impart knowledge to one who was destitute of it. The first duty of parents is to instruct their children in the principles of religion and morality. 2. To direct; to enjoin; to persuade or admonish. 3. To direct or command; to furnish with orders. […]
Every year since junior high I work toward reading through the Bible. A few years ago I decided to search for one specific thing throughout the year. Genesis to Revelation…I wanted to know, “What does GOD say about education?” Sometimes when we become so familiar with something, we “miss” things. It’s easy to skim over […]
The following article was written in four parts in March of 2009 on the original Visionary Womanhood blog. Here are all four parts in one post! Education Options Part I: Introduction I don’t often write in my own blog. I usually cut and paste other articles that I find helpful, info rmative, encouraging and motivating. […]
