A week ago, a fellow homeschool librarian from Rogersville, Tennnessee, joined Emily and I for a workshop called Reading Re-Visited: A Re-Evaluation of the Use of Books in the Modern Homeschool. We wanted to provide both a learning time for parents, as well as mid winter encouragement for them. Since reading is necessary to every subject and a dear passion… Read More Ten Books for Parents Who Want to Encourage the Habit of Reading
The best stories remind us that life triumphs over death, light over darkness, goodness over evil. History teaches us that one life matters, that the real heroes often go unnoticed by the books, and that the most tumultuous and miserable periods often give rise to those kind of individuals. These are the characters we desire our children to get to… Read More Just One Counts
There are two words I do not allow my children to say–well actually, there are a lot of words I don’t allow them to say, but the two words “I can’t” are not permitted. Those two words usually pop out when they are facing a difficult task, or try to tackle something and fail. When they say, “I… Read More Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, or, Reasons Kids Don’t Read
What a family values is readily apparent as soon as you step into their home. How it is arranged, the order or disorder, the style and quality of its content reveal in part, just as the outward appearance of an individual reveals something of their personality, but the evidence of what a family does with its time is most… Read More Living With Living Books Part 1: A Case for Books