School labels

The longer we’re free of the school system, the more I see things differently. Like for example, the labels “gifted” and “learning disabled”. My two oldest had the “learning disabled” noose hung on them for many years while in school, even before the adoption. My youngest was the opposite…”advanced” was something I heard a lot from the teachers, when she was in...

Forbes article

*originally posted 4/06* Interesting, and timely, article from Forbes magazine. I was just discussing this with a neighbor. I’m not of the thought that one needs to go to college. I personally know quite a few people who went to college, got some sort of degree and then couldn’t find a job in that field. Some had a lifestyle change and they chose a different path altogether. Personally, when I was 18 years old, I...

Our Adoption Story: Pt. 5

Part one is hereHere’s part twoPart three This is part four Here is a post from the Forever Parents board dated 9/30/03, the date our placement officially ended. Today, Sept. 30, marks the end of our 90 day “trial” with our kids. As the Grateful Dead say…”what a long, strange trip it’s been”.Over the next 1-2 weeks, the state will sign a consent form that gives us the okay to proceed...

Day Sixty Two

The 5th Unschooling Carnival has been posted here. As usual is a great mix of posts. Ron & Andrea are asking someone else to take it over so if you’re interested, please contact them. Share

Day Fifty Eight

.“Your kids don’t go to school? What do you do with them?” I get asked that question often. If someone asks me today I’ll say “We went to Dairy Queen for Blizzards!.” I went to their web site and signed up to coupons that they e-mailed me and we have a DQ only minutes from our house. My kids are still thrilled (even after a year of being home) at the thought of doing fun stuff during...

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Day Fifty Seven

We went to Silver Springs again the other day. Our season passes end in May and we already decided to get them again. The passes we get also cover Wild Waters, which is right next door to Silver Springs. SS is open year round but WW is open May-September.This past Thursday we got together with our homeschool group. We hadn’t been there for quite a while so it was nice to see everybody. We met at a new park, which the...