by Britt Kelly | Oct 16, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
My husband and I are in discussion. We’ve talked about it to our son. I am watching in my son the death of love of learning. Death by paperwork. The sheer volume of “copy and paste” worksheets (find answer in book, insert in blank space) is exhausting him. I’ve...
by Britt Kelly | Sep 18, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
In August we look with joy on the notebooks and pens and paper. We’re excited as we hold the books and page through them. We write in our calendars and color code things (okay I don’t, but I’ve seen my children do this and I married this person). Then a few weeks...
by Britt Kelly | Sep 4, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A morning in our homeschool life…in educationese 9:15-11am: Hands-on Multidisciplinary Activity This activity engages youth of multiple ages and is facilitated by the teacher-mentor. This activity emphasizes both fine and gross motor skills and is adapted to the...
by Britt Kelly | Aug 28, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home, Featured
Long, long ago when we were young and naive, my husband and I tried to plan our children’s lives. Specifically, we were considering how long we would homeschool. Elementary school was a given. We value childhood and the freedom, play, and individualized education that...
by Britt Kelly | Aug 21, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I’ve learned that natural doesn’t mean easy or comfortable. I guess I should have figured this out by looking around at nature! I know I’m not alone! While pregnant with my first baby, I had imagined a cozy, snuggly, lullaby type of breastfeeding. I had taken for...
by Britt Kelly | Aug 14, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
It’s easier to talk about it now, because I’m not there. I can look back with objectivity and the comfort of distance. With my depression being hormone-based, yes, part of the problem is that I do keep having children. I’m an adult. I sometimes choose the hard thing I...
