A couple of years ago, my son started to ask a lot of questions about knives. Yes, that’s right – knives. He was pretty young at the time, so his fascination at first seemed peculiar to me. Every time I was cutting or chopping something in the kitchen, he would appear, asking me things like, […]
Never would I have imagined that we as parents and teachers would have to fight for a child’s right to play. Sadly, #takebackplay is a trending hashtag in certain education circles. I am saddened not by the hashtag itself (I’ve used it too), but by the fact that we even have to use it. Play
Last year I had the pleasure of speaking at an annual dinner for homeschooling parents. It meant so much to be able to look at these parents in the eyes, and to encourage them in their educational journeys. This year, I am returning to the same event to speak and as I began to prepare,
