Book Review – The New Global Student
I'm always reading new books....I'm always educating myself on education! Maya Frost in the The New Global Student wants you to... Ship your 15 year old off to a Third [...]
Homeschool = Daycare Plus!
How much does daycare or childcare cost where you live? I heard it's pushing $2,000 a month in Boston and New York....for the "acceptable" places anyway. That's be $100 per [...]
Water Everywhere But Not A Drop To Drink
My thoughts? It was a decent video mostly, with numerous trenchant points made by an engaging speaker. But while this horse has admirably gotten himself up to the water - [...]
Another eBook Published!
Obviously it's a book of principally regional appeal - about homeschooling on Long Island, New York. But much of what I've written is suitable for any parents on the cusp [...]
Mathletes – Made in the Summer!
Recently, on one of the forums I read, a new homeschooling mother waxed confused that the second, sequential math book she bought was front-loaded with "review" - with a whole [...]
Fun AND Learning With LEGOs
But perhaps the best part of the whole thing... Is how he can do it all himself, i.e. without bugging me for help. I mean, I'm swamped! If you want [...]
Tutoring/Teaching – First Year Lessons
While I've been casually *teaching* my whole life and directly instructing my own children for the past 5 years, it's now just about a year since I started teaching math [...]
Khan Academy Math – Update
John, age 8.5, just hit his one year mark/anniversary since he started Khan Academy's math section. As you can see, he's completed 382 of the 432 skills on the website. [...]