I am very happy to announce that Growing Together in Freedom is growing! My dear friends Marg Beard and Kati Gabor will be joining me in this space and in our newsletters. These spaces are so much more fun with friends! Today, Marg introduces herself, where her passion from home first started, and her journey … Continue reading Welcoming Marg and Kati!
52 Weeks of Steiner has officially concluded, and it was such a wonderful experience. As I close this goal and start a new one, I wanted to take a moment to discuss my relationship to Steiner and his words, as I see it clearly now after all these weeks. One of the many things that … Continue reading Another Year, Another Goal
Guten morgen, meine Freunde! Sprechen sie Deutsch? My daughter has always enjoyed learning languages. This year, she is working on German. Previously she's worked on learning Spanish and Japanese, and I'm super happy about adding German to the list because it is part of our heritage and makes it much easier to help her. These … Continue reading Language Learning Tips
“The young child is both individual and universal from the very beginning.” Cynthia Aldinger Childhood is a unique time in the greater picture of human development. It is a time of total openness to the outside world. A time when magic lives around every corner and the world and all its seemingly mundane (to us … Continue reading Individual Yet Universal
I recently saw a quote by Sonke Ahrens, the author of How to Take Smart Notes (an amazing book, by the way, highly recommend) that said: “If you want to learn something for the long run, you have to write it down. If you really want to understand something, you have to translate it into … Continue reading Real Understanding
Middleschool math roundup! These are the resources we've been using, and will continue to use, for our middle school years. One thing I always look for in mathematics curriculum is that it builds on concepts, doesn't jump around, and that it is hands on. Daily Mental Math: I added Daily Mental Math by Hana from … Continue reading Middle School Math Roundup
Perspective. I was asked recently what perspective I would share with families just starting out on their homeschooling journey that I wish I'd know ten years ago? 1. Choose once. Period. Don't doubt yourself! You know what you are doing. This applies to everything from curriculum to pencils! Stop looking for something that might be … Continue reading Perspective
