Recently, Meredith of the blog Sweetness and Light asked me to participate in a discussion board Q & A about Montessori and homeschooling. She moderates a early childhood learning forum over at 4Real Learning, and many of the forum participants are Montessori homeschooling moms. A huge thank you to Meredith, for organizing the Q & [...]
If there’s one objection to homeschooling that I’ve heard from almost everyone, it’s “But what do I do when they reach _______?” Fill in the blank with “junior high”, “high school”, or especially “advanced algebra”. Sometimes we get carried away by thinking much further ahead than we need to. I recently read this very interesting [...]
The other day I was talking to another mom and the subject of schooling/homeschooling came up. She mentioned that she thought homeschooling sounded great, but she felt like she didn’t have the patience to do it. I hope I was gentle when I assured her that none of us homeschooling moms have an extra-special helping [...]
Now that spring is firmly here, I thought it might be nice to give another homeschooling update. As most of you know, I am homeschooling my son (6 1/2) and daughter (3) using Montessori materials. This is in addition to my business, so I find myself staying up late most nights =) Anyway, you may [...]
I know that many of you are interested in the types of things I’m doing with my kids (son, 6; daughter, 3) right now, so I thought I’d give a little update. My son has memorized the addition tables up to 6. I must say right off the bat that he has done this completely [...]
One of my customers emailed me the other day to ask my why I’ve chosen homeschooling over having my kids attend a Montessori school. I thought I had talked about that in my blog, but I guess not! I suppose my reasons could be divided into two categories: practical and philosophical. Practically, the closest Montessori [...]
The other day I received this question from a customer and I thought it was an interesting dilemma. Here’s what she said: “I have a question for you, and I wonder if you can help me out when you have some time. As you know, I am homeschooling my daughter. We use Montessori materials for [...]
Recently one of my readers emailed me to ask about socialization in the homeschool setting. Specifically, she wondered how homeschooling could bring about the same benefits as a Montessori multi-age classroom. Rightly so, she realized that the multi-age classroom is a hallmark of Montessori, and it can’t always be duplicated in the home. Even in [...]
Recently one of my readers, Dawn, emailed me with some questions about using Montessori methods in a homeschool environment. I thought our dialogue might be helpful, so I’m posting her questions and my answers here. Q. Where do toys fit into a Montessori household? How do you keep children from choosing toys over Montessori materials? [...]
As many of you know, I am currently homeschooling my two kids (ages 6 & almost 3) using Montessori methods and materials. This fall was the first time I worked with them together. It’s definitely been a challenge! Sometimes I feel like my whole job is to keep her (the younger of the two) away [...]
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