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Hypotheticals and Homeschooling (Crap Happens)5 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a simple truth: Worry is not the same as critical thinking. As with many things, hypoth … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress, unschooling, Worry, Zen-schooling

The Library Isn't Just for Books3 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 2 weeks ago: As you know, homeschoolers love libraries. I have yet to meet a homeschooler that says, “eh, l … more »

Tags: Education - General, Homeschooling, Person-Inspired Learning, Reading

Perfect Homeschooling, Curriculum Choice, and Regretting Decisions5 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 2 months ago: A new homeschooling mom on our local list had some questions about tutors, curriculum, and generally … more »

Tags: , Homeschooling, Parenting, Stress, Success!, Worry, Zen-schooling

Cameron's New Desk5 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: We bought Cameron a new desk. Doesn’t that sound so “home-schooly?” Well, this des … more »

Tags: , Homeschooling

Fearless Homeschooling in Times of Stress10 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: “We are disturbed not by events, but by the views which we take of them.” - Epictetus, 1 … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress, Worry, Zen-schooling, Success!

The Search for Homeschool Curriculum10 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: Little do people know that when they are on the search for homeschool curriculum, what they are look … more »

Tags: , Homeschooling, Zen-schooling

Homeschool Teacher Training16 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 5 months ago: Recently, I was in a conversation where a homeschooling mom wanted to start a homeschool teacher tra … more »

Tags: , Homeschooling, Success!

5 Ways to Get Organized, Deschooling Style15 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 5 months ago: Raise your hand if you think one of the benefits of school is it keeps us organized. If you raised y … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress,

5 Homeschool Must-haves for 200813 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 6 months ago: I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. But I do like to reassess my life and make adjustment … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress, Progressive Homeschooling, , Parenting, Zen-schooling

Video Games Are Not the Issue12 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 6 months ago: Did your kids get a video game system for the holidays? Did they spend hours and hours playing those … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress, writing, , Parenting

Do You Have a Homeschooling Question?2 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: I’ve added a link in the side bar. If you ask a question, I’ll answer on the blog. Once … more »

Tags: Homeschooling

Not All Homeschoolers Support Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee11 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee have been in the news quite a bit, pandering appealing to homeschoolers. … more »

Tags: Education News, Homeschooling, In The News

Homeschooling on Metafilter Garners Positive Response4 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: My husband reads Metafilter like my dad used to read the paper. Today, my husband forwarded this lin … more »

Tags: Higher Education, Homeschooling, In The News

Three Tenets to Homeschool By5 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: 1. Everyone is a genius in their own right. Great mathematicians and artists are not the only gifted … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress, Progressive Homeschooling, , Zen-schooling

Putting Homeschooling Gurus on a Pedestal8 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: I have many things I’d like to say on this matter. But I’m having a hard time putting it … more »

Tags: Homeschooling

More About not Needing Teachers to Learn, or, Why a Degree Doesn't Matter in Homeschooling1 comment

Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: Timothy Power, I like your style. What a rockin’ explanation of why teachers with a mazillion … more »

Tags: Homeschooling

Questions About Homeschooling and Learning Without School2 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: LifeWithoutSchool put up a new page yesterday that addresses questions people have asked the writers … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Worry

Tips and Tricks for Encourging Enthusiam and Motivation in Homeschooling3 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: What do we do if our kids are unmotivated, or they’ve lost excitement about homeschooling? Her … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Stress,

What If Something Doesn't Work?2 comments

Tammy Takahashi wrote 9 months ago: This post was inspired by a post by Sheri and Matteroffaith. Moving mid-stream from the government m … more »

Tags: Homeschooling, Worry


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