Category Archives: Unschooling

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Honoring Both Math Minds

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Victoria over at Unschooling Math wrote a post called, “Many Paths to an Endpoint” regarding her discovery about the differences between learning math as a right-brained dominant person and a left-brained dominant person, inspired from my post here. Instead of … Continue reading

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The Value of Reading Aloud to Right-Brained Children

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Most people traditionally view read-aloud time as either, 1) a way to promote reading skills, or 2) as something that has to be done for someone until they are independent readers. Though these views are both true, I came to … Continue reading

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Understanding the Strengths-Based Learning Process

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A little while ago on my Homeschooling Creatively list, a homeschooling mother came on and offered a free worksheet for curriculum planning. There were several glaring things on her worksheet that opposed what we talk about on the list regarding … Continue reading

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Open-Ended Individualized Learning

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Upon reading an article put out by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) about graduation tests and standards and how it impacts those with learning differences, it got me thinking about my children who learn differently. Of my seven children, … Continue reading

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Do the Games We Play Indicate Brain Processing Preference?

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For a long time, I secretly felt guilty for not playing more board games with my children. Like reading aloud and putting together puzzles, I felt board games were a staple of childhood development. And yet, I had just as … Continue reading