Local mother Rose Godrey writes about the trials and triumphs of homeschooling her children.
Learning at Home
- Life’s most important lessons never end when you live on a farm
- Comments | Recommend
- "Daddy, why do we have to kill 'em? Can't we just buy meat at the store instead?" It was a good question, posed by a 7-year-old who is full of curiosity about everything. Brian explained, "Well, the meat at the store came from an animal, too." Hmm, she... Full story
- ‘Brian and Rose Plus 7 and 470 Chickens, 8 Pigs, etc.’
- Comments | Recommend
- People often ask me if I have seen a television show called "Jon and Kate Plus 8." I haven't. Apparently, it is a reality show about a family with eight children. As a woman with grown kids plus seven kids still at home, I can't imagine taking time out... Full story
- Revenge of the one-footed space aliens
- Comments | Recommend
- With a new baby in the house, I'm barely keeping up with formal homeschooling. Just keeping the place running is a challenge some days. Finding matching socks is an ongoing problem, and I look forward to the warmer weather when everyone wears sandals. When... Full story
- To get organized, just make the right list
- Comments | Recommend
- I have been inspired by comments recently, mainly from people who don't know me, that I must be very organized. Usually, such statements elicit a polite smile. Lately, any expression that I have it all together meets with full, raucous laughter. We have... Full story
- Spring testing and a time for reflection
- Comments | Recommend
- Because we have chosen to homeschool through a charter school this year, our older kids went in for STAR testing this week. It is a time for them to show what they have learned in a few select subjects. As I drove kids to and from test sites, I thought... Full story
