Nature Studies are all the rage right now. Between the benefits of lower stress, connection to nature, and creative learning, what’s not to love? I personally love the Charlotte Mason approach to learning as well, but maybe not for the common reasons you might be thinking. I want to explore how nature studies can help […]
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How much screen time is too much? 20 Real Moms Weigh In When I was in school, my love of technology and fascination for all things screens was tempered by a 30-second dial-up tone and microscopic resolution. I’m sure many of you 80’s and 90’s babies can relate. Between faster tech, more addictive social media
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From Lego Mindstorms to Botley to Codeapillar, there are some pretty amazing coding robots out on the market right now. It takes something special for a new coding robot to stand out, but I think New Zealand’s own Kai’s Education does just that. I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Bruce and Ronel,
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Habits are powerful, I think we all know that. But just how powerful surprised me. One study showed that almost 45% of our daily actions are the results of habit. That’s almost half. HALF. Whoa. Because of this, if my homeschool room were on fire and I only had time to save one book, I’d
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Contrary to popular opinion, Elon Musk didn’t rise to success because of his technical know-how or work ethic (though those certainly helped). It was due to his ability to see things differently, to question every assumption, and to reimagine possibilities in ways that defined conventional wisdom. His innovative thinking has reshaped industries, and you can
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I’m a big fan of Charlotte Mason… and I’m not alone. Charlotte Mason, if you are unfamiliar, is the belle of the ball in the eyes of many homeschoolers. Known for her character-building, whole-person, story-based, hyphen-filled approach to educating children, she was the founder of one of the most influential homeschooling philosophies to date. I
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Sporcle was THE way to waste time back when I was in college. (Don’t worry, we’ll get to the Elon Musk quotes in a minute.) I loved pitting my wits against others in the time-tested intellectual arenas of “Which super-villain goes with each hero?” or “What is the 7th word of each Beatles song?” Recently,
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There’s a lot of buzz, and rightly so, around teaching engineering for kids. Engineering (especially computer engineering) is a huge, and ever growing, job market, and teaching engineering for kids in our schools and homeschools has grown right along side it. Where great progress is made, however, problems usually follow in its wake. The lie
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