Are You a Buccaneer Scholar?

I see those hands.
We are pretty proud of our doesn’t-fit-in-the-box kind of learning, aren’t we?  Knowing that no matter how much someone tells us “how” to do it, we are probably always going to forge our own path and create our own techniques.  (cue self-satisfied smiles)
I LOVE being a buccaneer…well, except for the fact that [...]

Readin’, Writin’ and….Meditation??

As always, in a perfect ironic twist, I blog far less when I am teaching the Blog Writing Course.  Time is simply at a premium, I guess – – especially with 18 new bloggers to keep track of!
But the course is going well…even Uber is taking it this go-round! He is having SO much fun [...]

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints: Literature Helps

It’s back to school for the Topsies (or not-back-to-school as I know some of you prefer)!
That means time to dig deep into my resource bookmarks and find more great Hardwired Homeschool Hints to add to my Friday blog posts!
Today’s subject: Literature Helps
Whether you’re kids are fans of Dr. Seuss or Dostoevski, you want to [...]

Does Your Baby Prefer Frontline or Nova?

Sometimes I get totally fascinated by the most boring subjects.
Like learning styles, for instance.
I’m sure that reading about the way people learn would be lower than say – – watching an infomercial at 2 a.m. – – on some people’s priority scale, but I find it perfectly absorbing.
If you don’t know a lot about learning [...]

Summer Reading Revisited

One of my most popular HHH posts from last year was the one about Summer Reading sites.  I’m reposting because believe it or not, the Topsies are on the last week of the homeschool year, and we will be officially heading into “summer break” as of Friday!!
Can I get a collective bloggy virtual high-five?? 
 
So [...]

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints: Dangling the Carrot

Now you and I know that learning is its own reward.  It is fun to learn.  Exciting even.  The whole premise behind unschooling is that kids have a natural desire to learn, and that a schoolish mentality can simply suck the desire right out of them.
But occasionally you and I also know that our [...]

That All May Read…

First of all, an update:  The fleas have been banished from Topsy-Techieland, and all has returned to “normal.”  No, I still didn’t get to see ‘Quantum of Solace’, but we went shopping and I’m pretty sure hubby and the boys covertly got me some birthday stuff, so all is good.
Reading and writing is my life.  [...]

Next Best Thing to Being An Extra on Grey’s…

Yes, I am slightly obsessed with television, and have referred to it once or twice here on my blog.  So what?  At least I’m not quite as over-the-moon over the tube as super-cool Middle Aged Fan Girl.  Now that is one media princess whose life manual happens to be a TV Guide.
Anyway, as if it [...]

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints: Learning Styles

I was four years into homeschooling before I knew ANYTHING about learning styles.  Can you imagine how much curriculum we went through in those four years??  Like a total nube, I made the mistaken assumption that I could pick a curriculum that fit with our values system and budget and it would magically work [...]

Friday’s Hardwired Homeschool Hints: Bargain Hunting

It is almost August! Can you believe it??!! As a homeschooling mom, August has often been a time for me to finalize my curriculum choices, and actually purchase my materials for the upcoming homeschool year. (And once in a while, it is also the time I have my “another-entire-month-of-summer-happy-dance”…just thought you might want to know.) [...]