Do you believe in ghosts? (Sunday Silliness)

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

I was shocked when I looked at the clock and realized it was 2:00am. I couldn't sleep. The steady noise produced by the box fan seemed to solidify the air -suffocating me. Every few seconds the chain from the ceiling ...

Homeschool Regrets

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Now that I graduated one student from our homeschool, I can look back and think about what all I should have done differently. Just in time, too, as I have another child who wants to start "high school" next year. ...

How Sivamani led us to a Physics lesson

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Learning "is everything, everywhere." I have shared with you all about how I usually start out my day with a cup of coffee at the computer in the teacher's lounge. I like to watch Ted Talks Videos and visit various ...

Why "Least" Common and "Greatest" Common? (cheat sheet)

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

My daughter's birthday falls right before the beginning of the traditional school year so when declaring a grade level was necessary, I've given her the choice. Actually, "grades" have never really been an issue until it mattered for the homeschool ...

Always Gaming

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Fearing that the video game controllers would melt into and become one with my children's hands, I hid the Wii game console. To fill the gaming void, my children took plastic bottles from the recycle bin, placed them all around ...

Kids, Hobbies, and Windows Movie Maker

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Several years ago when my daughter was about ten years old she had a very interesting and time consuming hobby. She wrote little skits, recorded movies, edited them in Movie Maker, and published them on the World Wide Web. She ...