Okay, I’ve had it. My eyes are starting to glaze over. Yesterday I read another amazing blog post about 7 Keys of Great Teaching. It was great! The points were right on and definitely something I will apply to our household. And then…then, I see that this is specifically for Leadership Education. Why yes, there is [...]
Education Overhaul Step 2: Define “Learning”
Posted on May 15, 2013 // Leave a Comment
More and more lately I’m finding that “Education” and “Learning” are oftentimes polar opposites. Technically speaking, ed·u·ca·tion /ˌejəˈkāSHən/ Noun The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, esp. at a school or university: “a new system of public education”. The theory and practice of teaching. Synonyms training – schooling – instruction – upbringing – nurture [...]
Education Overhaul Step One: Reframe Your Thinking
Posted on May 8, 2013 // 3 Comments
Last night over dinner, my 6-year-old had this conversation with her Papa: Papa: “So what did you learn at school today?” LadyBug Girl: “Nothing; we just play.” (insert shock at him for thinking they actually learn). Papa: “How do you learn all the things you know about then?” LG: “From Mommy and Daddy and things [...]
Art Within
Posted on February 27, 2013 // 2 Comments
I was having a conversation with a dear friend that was sparked by the fact that I posted my no-makeup face on Twitter as a tribute to Eating Disorder Awareness week. Although my friend and I have a lot in common, I could tell this struck a nerve with her and some interesting conversation ensued. [...]
Motherhood – Welcoming Baby
Posted on September 28, 2012 // 1 Comment
Yesterday was the official delivery day of baby girl #3 into our little family. As many of you know, this was a completely different experience than my last two. After two attempts at fully natural births, both resulting in emergency cesareans, this time I opted to have a scheduled cesarean…something I never, ever anticipated. For [...]
What is God?
Posted on July 26, 2012 // Leave a Comment
In conversing with my 5-year-old, we came upon the subject of God, and exactly what “our Creator” means. With her love of animals and fascination with evolution, she had a hard time grasping that not everyone believes we are all interconnected. When I asked her how God made us, she said “God painted a beautiful [...]
Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Forgetting
Posted on April 3, 2012 // 5 Comments
This past weekend, our daughter really experienced death for the first time. Our beloved dog, Kenya, was hit by a car and didn’t make it. We had her for six years, and expected to have her for many, many more! We were gone when it happened, but went to the Vet ER as soon as [...]
You Are Important
Posted on March 24, 2012 // 1 Comment
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking at Vanderbilt Virtual Academy. I had 45 minutes each to speak to classrooms of 7-12th graders across the country. I spent 30 minutes speaking, then had 15 minutes of question and answer. Overall, I spoke to over 200 youth. A few years ago, this would have been absolutely [...]
Co-op Craziness
Posted on February 7, 2012 // 2 Comments
I love my kids. Really, I do. And we work from home. We see them a lot. In order for us to not strangle get some time to refresh, we need a break from them during the week. We don’t, however, need a 40-hour/week break (sometimes, it does sound nice). We need a two day break [...]
We’re back in business
Posted on February 4, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We dropped off the face of the planet for a while. Well…we were living. Man, were we ever! Life has been crazy, as it always is, and quite honestly, we weren’t sure what we were doing with this site. Now it has hit us like a brick wall that our oldest will [...]
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