If there is one thing, and there is more than one thing, that I am unqualified to explain it is the meaning of the universe. I can explain the basics about certain theories like the big bang and even a little bit about string theory. Heck, I can even, [...]
There is great interest in this country in teaching little kids a second language. As a learning tool, I completely agree that a second language stimulates neural pathways and is an excellent mind strengthening activity. Learning a new language forces the brain to think in new directions. It gives us invaluable insight into other [...]
This is my homeschooling schedule written out. You’ll notice that it isn’t difficult or at all complicated. Basically anybody can do it.
Read my updated review of the new Hooked on Phonics K-2 Reading system here Reading is by far the most important skill a person will ever learn and phonics is the best method for teaching it. “Well, Keith. How can you say that?” you ask. I have two good reasons for saying it. The first is that [...]
I was asked recently to describe what I do to home school my kids. It has taken me a year or so to really refine the things I am teaching and my methods for doing it. But, I have a system now that is working pretty well for everyone. I am concentrating on the [...]
Home schooling is something we’ve decided to do with our kids because it fits perfectly into our lifestyles. There are parents who have the freedom to be able to make that decision just as there are parents who, for whatever reason, cannot. Public schools serve a purpose and are perfectly capable of producing quality [...]
Each of these songs teaches a life lesson that is worth absorbing. Music is expressive in ways that other forms of communication are not. This list contains almost all the important lessons I want to teach my kids as they get older. Sure, I’ll have my kids sit in a classroom to listen to a [...]
Type “parenting” into Google and you’ll be presented with a slew of websites that offer advice on almost anything, toys, potty training, discipline, education – you name it and you can get advice on it. But if you’re like me, and you have actually read books and searched websites full of infant, toddler, and youngster [...]
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