Guest post: Catherine Malone on the Happiness Project and homeschooling
Today’s guest post is written by Catherine Malone: freelancer, academic, adjunct instructor, home school parent. Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project spent a number of weeks on the best-seller...
View ArticleGuest post: Karen Hollis on working with the dysgraphic child
Today’s guest post is the first in a three-part series; thanks to Karen Hollis for her time and thoughtful reflections. Many people on the Well-Trained Mind boards have children who for a variety of...
View ArticleGuest post, continued: Karen Hollis on working with the dysgraphic child
This is the second post in Karen Hollis’s three-part series; be sure to read Part One as well. How do you go about educating a child who is still having such tremendous problems forming each letter...
View ArticleGuest post, conclusion: Karen Hollis on working with the dysgraphic child
This is the final post in Karen Hollis’s three-part series; be sure to read Parts One and Two as well. But what about writing itself? How do you go about improving the handwriting, much less the...
View ArticleGuest post: Staci Thomas on science, technology, and girls
What Bias? By Staci Thomas, P.E. Staci Thomas is a licensed professional engineer who works part time and home educates her four daughters. Recently, The New York Times ran a story about a report...
View ArticleGuest post: Christopher’s gap year trip
My oldest son, Christopher, came back from his gap year trip a couple of weeks ago, and I asked him to put down a few thoughts on the experience. He’ll be entering UVA as a freshman this fall. My first...
View ArticleGuest post: Classical education and autism
Learning from Books When Your Kid Could Care Less: Classical Education and Autism Ingrid is a homeschooling mom of three sons ages 10, 7, and 5. She blogs at http://www.renegade-scholar.com about...
View ArticleClassical education on the autism spectrum
I’m always fascinated to hear from parents who are following classical methods with students who are facing particular learning choices. Last week I received the following email from this mother,...
View ArticleCombining blogs
I’ve decided to combine this blog with my professional blog at susanwisebauer.com: http://www.susanwisebauer.com/blog. New posts will be up there only. If you’re interested in conferences, check out...
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