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Educational Philosophy, Home Education
What Worked for 11th Grade: College Prep Genius (Homeschooling High School)

When a Charlotte Mason mama meets the “real world” of SATs, ACTs, and college applications, it can be a pain. Maintaining our principles means not teaching to the test, but not teaching to the test can mean lower test scores, which can have undesirable ramifications. One of my goals has been to keep as many doors open for my students as possible. Some students will naturally have more open doors than others — some will care about open doors more Continue Reading…
June 25, 2019
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
What Worked for 11th Grade: A Review of Discovering Design with Chemistry (Homeschooling High School)

I always swore high school chemistry was one of the subjects I wasn’t going to teach. In that dream world I built when my children were younger, I was going to spend their high school years teaching all the subjects I loved, while passing off all the ones I didn’t. I wasn’t sure how this would be accomplished, but I assumed online classes or local tutorials would both be options. Fast forward to last year when my oldest had an Continue Reading…
June 18, 2019
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Homeschooling High School: Looking Back on 11th Grade Writing Instruction

Style … is the ability to say in writing, with clarity and economy and grace, precisely what you want to say. -Lucile Vaughan Payne Long story short, I’m becoming a believer. Can writing really be taught, Charlotte Mason style, in an effective way? Karen Glass told me yes and so I followed her advice, but now I’m ready to say yes — yes, I think so. Obviously, we haven’t graduated any students yet. But I see a lot of promise. Continue Reading…
May 6, 2019
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Handing Over the School Planning (Homeschooling High School)

[T]here is no education but self-education … — Charlotte Mason (Towards a Philosophy of Education, p. 26) When my son started AmblesideOnline Year 1 back in 2008, I created a simple spreadsheet. (At the time, AO did not provide PDF schedules.) I made it for ME — it was easier to divide up the weeks and spread them out over multiple days before school started, rather than trying to figure it out and make decisions on the fly. Too many decisions Continue Reading…
August 8, 2018