Entries for March, 2008 in Learning in Freedom
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Last Night - UFO - Unidentified Falling Object
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomLast night it was a beautiful night. We went to my brother's house to BBQ in their huge back yard. We could see the stars clearly through the trees. At about 8:30pm, a huge object or some debris fell through ... -
Why Waste a Creature by Dissecting it?
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom“Hello my darling, Hello my baby, Hello my ragtime gal….” I remember when I was in high school I had to dissect a frog as part of my biology class. My lab partner did all the work because the whole ... -
Coffee Thoughts: Learning-Abled Children
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI saw the term “learning abled” used instead of “learning disabled” and it really stuck in my mind. It was used by a mom who is teaching her own child because he was diagnosed with a “learning disability.” She didn’t ... -
Thoughts over coffee - learning vs teaching
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom My entire student body of three is taking a break from academics this week. This doesn't mean that they are taking a break from learning, just mommy directed learning. This break will give me time to sit down and ... -
The Terminator vs Hitler
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI’ve been thinking of the families who have had their children taken from their homes at gunpoint, recently, in Germany because of an old law put in place by Hitler that declared homeschooling illegal. because It is being reported that ... -
Deep thoughts over coffee...
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI can never think of the right words to use when I am trying to speak. Sometimes, when I can’t think of a word, I substitute the unknown word with the word, THINGEE. Maybe it’s not just me. I have ... -
My Homeschool Regrets
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI feel like a hypocrite. I know I always say, “There is a difference between school and learning; focus on the learning,” but it’s really hitting home. Less (school) is more (learning.) While looking over my learning journals I ... -
Homeschooling in Texas
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomTeaching your child at home is legal in all fifty states. The legal details and regulations vary from state to state but in Texas a homeschool is recognized legally as a private school so your child would be exempt from ... -
Sample Entry from my Journal O' Learning
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomI blogged yesterday about keeping a learning journal and how this helps me document informal learning that takes place in the home. I thought that I would share a sample entry. This is from October 7, 2003: Today, K**** taught ... -
Keeping a Learning Journal
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomRemember when you were in school and some of your classmates would often disappear for a few days to have their tonsils removed? These children would come back to school with scandalous tales of being fed a diet of ice ... -
Sample Entry from my Learning Journal
By Rebecca in Learning in FreedomA Good Day Selection from my Journal February 15, 2002 Today I woke up to find M**** looking through various History books. The name of one, in particular, is "The last 1000 years" by Dempsey Parr. I thought to myself, ... -
Why I teach my children at home.
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom    I just never took them to school, so here we are! Kidding. I was raised by two teachers and often played “school” for hours with my many plush creatures. I created tests, took those tests, graded ...
