Category: Curriculum
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Why Homeschooling is Better
Homeschooling is better than not homeschooling. That’s a bold statement, and it’s not true for everyone. However, I’m going to explain why I think it’s true for many students based on my experience as a teacher. You’ll have to read to the end, though. My intention is to bring hope to parents who continually question…
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Which Homeschool Curriculum Do I Choose?
Which homeschool curriculum do I choose? I see this question come up constantly in social media groups. Most homeschooling parents aren’t trained teachers, and they are looking expert guidance. In my experience, parents fall into one of three categories with education: no experience, some experience, and lots of experience. To each group I will make…
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Homeschooling Supplies to Get Your Started
People often ask me about how to setup their homeschooling environment, particularly what homeschooling supplies to have on hand. In this post, we’re going to shed light on that to help people new to this wonderful craft. Drawing and Writing Supplies For the grades, I would recommend the following supplies for writing and drawing: Grades…
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Mapmaking and Map Reading
Do you remember how to read a map? Do you teach your student(s) map reading fluency? Why would this skill still be necessary in an age of GPS Last year, this question was thrown in our faces when my family drove to Nova Scotia. After crossing the border into Canada, our phone signal stopped working.…
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The Threefold Social Order in Education
Why should we introduce the Threefold Social Order in Education? Observing the current political climate in America, I see there being two main sides (with a third being largely ignored). On either side, there’s very little inspiration. I hardly ever hear people express enthusiasm for their chosen candidate. Instead, I usually hear some version of…
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Business Math for Youth
In their book Steinerian Economics, Gary Lamb and Sarah Hearn write, “…an impersonal relation to…money made possible the innovation of financial systems, in which money is treated as a commodity and becomes an object of trade and business and onto itself (p. 235).” Indeed, turning money into an abstraction has degraded its purpose in society…
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Spiritual Treasure
Silver and Gold What is life’s greatest treasure? Is it silver and gold, an abundant retirement, or the ownership of a nice house? How about a new car, the ability to travel, and the financial freedom to treat your family to dinner out each week? What about several years’ worth of food and supplies stored…
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Breaking Bad Habits
During this summer’s live Spirituality for Youth class, I asked the students to choose one habit to set aside for a week. I am still waiting to hear the results from that after our summer break is over. However, in solidarity I told them that I would do the same practice, choosing to give up…
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Filming Inorganic Chemistry
As I am prepare to create a seventh grade block on inorganic chemistry, I feel excited about all that I and the students learn in this block. Have you ever wondered what mysteries lay behind the creation of this elemental world we perceive with senses? We take it for granted every day – lighting the…