I wrote a post recently about school projects and how sometimes, the line between coaching a kid and making the project more the parent’s than the child’s is often thin. In the comments, one reader mentioned how you can tell (and I would argue more so in early grades than in middle school and […]
Incentives
October 30th, 2008 · 8 Comments
School Projects
October 16th, 2008 · 10 Comments
My son has a poster due in science this week, all about the units of measure.
I understand, I think, what this is about- to try to get the kids to get a feel for what unit of measure you might use in what case, and to find examples from their own lives. But let’s face […]
Tags: Education · Parenting · school
Bringing Education To Life
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments
We are in week two of our school year and I am so impressed with the curriculum we’ve chosen for Language Arts and History. We used Sonlight last year, and while it was a thorough and enjoyable package, there weren’t many (any) crafts or projects tied in. I’m not a crafty person, so I’m not […]
Tags: Activities · Home Schooling
Whose Project Is It, Anyway?
June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Once again, it is the close of another school year, and those last gasp projects are rearing their ugly heads. One child had a book report, but the "project" part of it was to design/redesign a board game so that it reflects your book in some way. Child #2 read a fun book […]
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