Winter's Guilt-Free

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

This time of year I hear what sounds like confessions from many home educators that they “haven’t done school in a few days” or even “weeks.”  I recently caught myself vocalizing those fears to my children that they “were no longer ...

"I cannot go to school today..." Instamatic Flu?

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

...said little Peggy Ann McKay. As a child, this was my favorite poem!  It had superstar status in my mind.  In fifth grade most of my peers memorized this poem and recited it in front of the whole fifth grade over a ...

Q&A about homeschooling college bound high schoolers.

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Comment and Question: "I, too, wonder about standardized tests.  I have a high school aged homeschooler.  He wants to go to college.  I've been told that since I'm a certified teacher that he can get an actual diploma from high ...

Ask a Homeschool Mom (idea)

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

I was thinking that since I am a horrible blogger and that I never really have anything to blog about that I would ask you guys to help with topic ideas by sending in any questions that you have about homeschooling.  Your ...

Car Wreck 20 years ago feels like yesterday

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

I can remember after the wreck so vividly.  But I can't remember the collision.  I can remember sitting in the middle of the road in absolute silence, stillness, and peace.  It was pitch dark and I can remember seeing down ...

Curiosity is fuel for learning.

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

Have you ever wondered why little children ask so many questions?  It's because their little brains are wired to learn and they crave and absorb information at a ferocious pace.  This curiosity is the fuel for learning and questions are the ...

Homeschool Uniforms

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

There’s a joke about how homeschool uniforms are pajamas.  Humor is usually at least partly based in truth.  If we had to have a “homeschool uniform” I would say it would be my children’s costumes over the years.   My ...

Happy Hajjoween, from my six year old!

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

My six year old was creating some art on the computer and he asked me how to spell "happy halloween."  I spelled it out for him and he typed, "happy hajjoween" because he got the letters "L" and "J" confused.  ...

Comic Sans makes Common Sense

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

This morning I was creating and printing out some “root sheets” for our Greek and Latin roots binders. If I have several days worth printed out I will be less likely to neglect this family activity.  These sheets have the root and it’s origin, Greek ...

Morphing Educational Philosophy

By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom

My philosophy of education has changed since I first started teaching my own children at home.  I started out teaching the way that I had been taught.  Our style of “learning” looked very much like what you would see in ...