by Britt Kelly | May 14, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I am “great with child”. It’s all consuming at this point. I have 3 to 5 weeks until this little darling decides she is ready to enter the many loving arms that are waiting for her. Being this pregnant affects how I sleep, what I eat, how I move, my energy...
by Britt Kelly | May 9, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
Recently I saw a clip and read a transcript of Hillary Clinton calling education the “most important non-family enterprise”. I saw a slideshow of students communicating with their teachers about what they wished their teachers knew-in most cases it was about their...
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 | 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...
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...
