Posts by mrsmischief

The typical day in my family tends to vary greatly depending on the day of the week and season of the year. I wake up shortly before my daughter to have quiet time for reflection, meditation, journaling, and/or yoga practice before my...

Another voice against boxed curriculum and also a cautionary note about curriculum in general. I have a 5.5 year old gifted daughter whom I homeschool. Last year I wound up tossing out most of our purchased curriculum (not school in...

21. The World American Made by Robert Kagan 22. The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 

My daughter was years away from being conceived and I had yet to even meet my husband when homeschooling first came onto my radar. I decided to homeschool/unschool any future children I may have while sitting in language arts class my...

17. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich 18. Coming Apart: The State of White America by Charles Murray 19. Deschooling Gently by Tammy Takahasi 20. Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong

Would there happen to be any MDC mamas who would be interested in meetups and enrichment days with fellow secular homeschooling families in and around the Fayetteville, NC area? By secular I do not mean anti-religion but simply that...

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Quote: Originally Posted by jbk21  Well, from what we know about it, the cost of insurance doesn't vary much based on the value you claim.  So for us, we don't have a ton of stuff and it is almost all...

16. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow (yay for Amazon pre-orders!) 

I'm putting together a pizza garden basket for my daughter this year. A large pot will be the basket and inside will the be the seedlings and planting supplies for this container garden. Tomato and pepper seedlings will be planted in...