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Innate Capacity
Do you believe that your child has the innate capacity to learn? I certainly do. And I have taught my kids with this mindset. But I have also chosen to burden myself with the responsibility of tapping into that capacity. In classrooms full of different types of learners it is a rare teacher who can … Continue reading
Balloon Color Lesson
Titus’ birthday balloons became an instant color lesson for my little girl. I let her play with colors and I helped her identify them. She’s still a long way from getting it, but these balloons provided a great hands-on color lesson. Homeschooling toddlers is so much fun! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on … Continue reading
Indoctrination
We all have a worldview – a set of presuppositions which we believe, consciously or unconsciously, which may also be true or false, that cause us to think, speak, and behave in the ways that we do. And whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, this worldview is always operational in our lives. When … Continue reading
Geography App
Once in a while, I let my kids borrow my IPad and play educational games on it. There was a time when they were into Plants vs. Zombies until I realized that my second son was getting addicted to it. So I installed a couple of educational apps on my IPad to deflect his interests. … Continue reading
What it Takes
I am not incredibly smart. I am not an expert in all subject matter that I teach my kids, but I made a commitment when I said yes to homeschooling. And it is this commitment that gets me up each day to keep parenting and teaching my kids. Whatever fears parents may have about ability, … Continue reading
K to 12 Basic Education System
This is what basic education is going to look like for Filipinos. Instead of calling Grades 6,7,8 Junior High, the Philippines will have Grades 7,8,9,10 as Junior High and Grades 11 and 12 as Senior High School. Kindergarten is a mandatory requirement for children entering Grade 1 this year. For homeschoolers enrolled with an umbrella … Continue reading
Stress-free Homeschooling
I never wanted to be the kind of mom that loses her temper or sounds irritable around her children. In fact, I did not even think I had it in me. Having grown up with an extremely patient mom and an emotionally steady father sort of made me believe I would genetically end up the … Continue reading
Writing with Tears
I have often heard other moms talk about how difficult it is to get their sons interested in writing. Well, now I am one of them. My 9 year old, Elijah, is an incredibly intelligent boy but writing is his least favorite activity. Last Friday was one of those days when he resisted an assignment … Continue reading
