by Donna Vail | Jun 9, 2015 | Culture, Education, Family Life, Homeschool, Homeschool, Parenting
Ask any parent and they can tell you of a time when their child did not want to do their academic studies, even to the point of absolute avoidance. It is nothing to be worried about or cause to label a child for such behavior. This a normal part of a child’s...
by Donna Vail | May 26, 2015 | Homeschool
When I was growing up, television and the media cast a picture of the perfect family. Remember shows like Leave It To Beaver? Images of Dad going to the office, as Mom stayed at home wearing her best dress and heels, a pretty lacy apron, looking beautiful while...
by Donna Vail | May 12, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Inspiration, Parenting
Like Thomas Jefferson’s quote, “I cannot live without books,” I too cannot live without books. Ever since my first visit to a public library at a very early age, books have been an integral part of my life helping me develop my imagination and learn. Books have been...
by Donna Vail | Apr 28, 2015 | Homeschool, Schools
Self-education is the most organic form of learning. We were born wired for self-education and come into the world naturally self-educating. “It is a miracle that curiosity survives a formal education.” Albert Einstein Our society is structured around institutional...
by Donna Vail | Apr 14, 2015 | Homeschool, Schools
Education only occurs when the student self-educates. Every person is his own educator because he can only learn what he chooses to learn. Teachers can teach, and yes we can attend classes and lectures to learn, however the only students who truly learn are those who...
by Donna Vail | Mar 17, 2015 | Homeschool
Educating your children at home can bring about a lot of freedoms not available to conventional schooling. No longer are you rushing to make lunches, running to catch the bus, setting teacher conferences and meeting homework deadlines each night. However,...
