by Britt Kelly | Jun 19, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
It has always astounded me how history text books can be so very boring when people themselves are so fascinating. It’s like they looked at this incredible banquet and were so overwhelmed they just wrote “there was a lot of food”. Hardly a rousing endorsement of 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 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...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 3, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
Whenever I meet someone new, it starts . . . the beginning of the choice to find things in common, or find things to divide us. With my recent posts about homeschool, I want to be careful not to divide. We have so much in common. We value a parent’s role in education....
