by Britt Kelly | May 15, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A few years ago we lived in small town Texas. It was a one-stopsign kind of town. My children could safely walk or ride bikes to the library and when it rained, people would stop and offer them their umbrellas. There wasn’t a lot of money in the town. One day near the...
by Britt Kelly | May 8, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
It’s May. Spring and warm temperatures. That, to me, means time to put down the books, and test papers and pens once in a while and get outside. So let me tell you a little story. We call it the worst camping trip ever. In Luke 21:26 we read that in the last days the...
by Britt Kelly | May 1, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A few decades ago I was reading King Lear in high school. I didn’t enjoy it. I mocked it. I can’t say all of my behavior in high school was kind or studious. Around the same time I attended a Shakespeare play with my mom. I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t reconcile the...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 24, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home, Hobbies
On September 11, 2001 I watched a little of the horrible news, visited family, waited for word on some family…then we went to the library, gathered some books and we spent the day reading aloud. I’m a woman. I don’t do fight or flight all of the time. Frequently...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 17, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I’ve written and rewritten this post. I have so many different thoughts as I come towards Easter- thoughts of grace and gratitude and love and hope. Each time I sat down to write, none of those ideas spilled onto the page. I could force them there, and I did, but only...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 10, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I used to think that public school was the perfect place for a child with special needs, autism spectrum disorder, or a disability. These children need unique help and out of the box thinking. In many cases what works with these children wouldn’t come to mind and may...
