by Britt Kelly | Mar 5, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
Almost 200 years ago public education became a practical goal in the United States. The purpose was to teach children, especially poor children, whose parents were not equipped to do so. Rich families were already educating their children with tutors, their own...
by Britt Kelly | Feb 26, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
What I want my children to know about loving in vivid color and not in 50 shades of grey: When I think of greys, I think of people who are trying to avoid the distinctions of black and white and that some things really are not acceptable. I think of relativity and...
by Britt Kelly | Feb 19, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
1/12th of a teaspoon. Less than half a milliliter of fluid. That’s how much honey one honeybee produces in it’s entire life. Honeybees only live a month or two. They work approximately 16 hours a day. They literally work themselves to death. They spend their entire...
by Britt Kelly | Feb 12, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
When we first chose our current homeschool group, it was a process of elimination. We were delicately or bluntly eliminated as possible members of every group we tried because we are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the 5th or 6th try...
by Britt Kelly | Jan 29, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A day in the life…I thought if I shared one day in our lives, every once in a while. I’m hoping it gives people an idea of what learning in our homeschool looks like. I’m fully aware this is not a perfect day and we don’t cover all subjects every day. I decide...
by Britt Kelly | Jan 22, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
On Martin Luther King Jr Day we went to the park with our homeschool friends and had a beautiful day. It was glorious weather for a park day. We had the bonus of bringing my 15-year-old who is currently attending public school, so he got to spend time with some of his...
