Homeschooling

  • Shakespeare!

    A lot of our plans for Shakespeare for Yena (7th grade) come from the Spring 2009 issue of Mater et Magistra, which includes excellent material from fellow homeschooling moms, and even a special Shakespearean tea from Alice Gunther, so I… Continue reading

  • Breaking It Down, 2013-2014

    The other day I posted Yena’s curriculum for this coming schoolyear and how we planned it. Today I’m posting a screenshot of the lessonplans-on-spreadsheet that I do every year for the kids. In 2011 I did a very detailed planner… Continue reading

  • Yena’s Curriculum (11, 7th grade) 2013-2014 / The Curriculum Planning Post

    Haha. I was typing up the title for this post and had to stop and call Dad and Yena who are out on a biking trip (it’s 7:35 am). I think I made a mistake somewhere along the line. When… Continue reading

  • The BSA, Catholics, and Religious Freedom

    Last year, my 17-year-old Eagle Scout came home every weekend in summer, bubbling with energy and ENTHUSIASM (that word is all-capped for a reason and Scouts will understand why), regaling us with stories of how he taught the young boys… Continue reading

  • Give Them Binoculars

    Found this video this morning. Just yesterday, Nino and I were lounging in the reading nook and looking out the windows into the trees to find squirrels and bird’s nests, using a pair of binoculars. He also did some looking… Continue reading

  • A Mother’s Rule of Life, Revisited

    At the beginning of Lent, I made a promise to myself and to God that I would emerge from Lent a new person. And in a some ways, I have. But there’s a not-so-teensy part of my life that I… Continue reading

  • Caught My Eye 09.March.2013

    Fascinating and creepy at the same time: Google Glass: How It Feels Contribute to Catholic Mom’s Project and help provide spiritual support for pregnant women (click on the pic to get there): — I just sent in my donation. Heritage… Continue reading

  • Unschooling Resources

    From the 4Real Forums: What Is Unschooling?: ” We choose to live in ways that keep us conected and involved in each other’s day to day lives. ..We believe that learning will happen in its own time and is not… Continue reading

  • “In-Spite-of-Mom” Schooling

    A friend at our Catholic Filipino homeschooling forum asked, “What is unschooling?” In years past I’ve shied away from answering this question because the pioneers already have, and I didn’t feel I had anything to contribute. Of course this was… Continue reading

  • In the Quiet of Advent, the Call

    Well, it’s done. The RH Bill has passed in the Philippines. Now the real work begins. Some thoughts on this dreary Monday afternoon, as I ponder what my fellow Catholics and Filipino friends and family are facing: I’ve been thinking… Continue reading

    In the Quiet of Advent, the Call