"Value academic work because nurturing the intellect is part of what makes us fully human, but don't elevate it beyond its place. There are relationships to cultivate, books to read, oceans to swim in, forts to build, toilets to scrub, bills to pay, paintings to create, dinners to make. This is why we homeschool, because we want to engage in a full-to bursting life."
(Quote from
"Teaching From Rest")
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| "Yesterday, a yodeling yak was in the yard of yarrow playing with your toy yacht under the yew tree. It yelled when it sat on your yardstick and yo-yo. Then the yak said, 'Yummy,' when it saw a yucky yellow egg yolk." |
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| And what each girl did for her own chalk board for "Y week" |
Our chalk board alphabet theme is winding down and I've been listening and reading about how children learn and meditating on the most important things in our days. I hope this blog post will be encouraging to my fellow homeschoolers and Moms of littles. I will be sharing a lot of quotes and links and thoughts that have been encouraging for me!
I'm a second generation Homeschooler which is always the highest compliment to the original teacher (my mom!) because she created an environment that I have always wanted to copy. And I've only admired her more as I've progressed down this journey.
