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See you real soon2 comments

shaun wrote 2 weeks ago: We have our friends from India here, so that is why things are so quiet in this space. But not aroun … more »

Tags: family fun, Socialization, tweens

Good-bye til Fall2 comments

shaun wrote 1 month ago: We had our co-op end-of-year picnic today, in rather cold, damp weather. Somewhat ironically, nearly … more »

Tags: Schoolday Doings, Gifted Ed, Home Preschool, Socialization, Why Homeschool, curriculum, Homeschooling, Co-ops

Checked Out3 comments

shaun wrote 2 months ago: I’m not anywhere fun, like Barcelona (!), I’m just sick. Bleah. Just a cold, mom, don … more »

Tags: Schoolday Doings, Gifted Ed, Home Preschool, Knitting and crafting, From Violet, curriculum, Music and Art, unit study -- history of english, Giftedness

Straight Talk Express3 comments

shaun wrote 3 months ago: No this is not a post about presidential politics — I’m just lazy when it comes to makin … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Giftedness, Homeschool, Public Education, Education, School

Gifts are for Giving3 comments

shaun wrote 3 months ago: When we were having so much school trouble with Violet, one of the ways we tried to handle it was to … more »

Tags: Our Domestic Church, I'm Catholic Why?, Gifted Ed, Why Homeschool, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Giftedness, Homeschooling, Faith: Formation, Gifted Education

Credit Where Credit is Due10 comments

shaun wrote 3 months ago: [This is a redacted version of the original post.] A recent discussion on a gifted e-list has inspir … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Learning styles, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Giftedness, Homeschooling

Why I love/hate Word Problems2 comments

shaun wrote 3 months ago: Scene 1: V: “She spent 1/4 of her money on shoes? Mom, she spent more on shoes than she did on … more »

Tags: Does This Look Funny?, From Violet, Gifted Ed, Schoolday Doings, Homeschooling, Word Problems

Scary Teacher Stories8 comments

shaun wrote 4 months ago: It’s a fact — I won’t deny it. Homeschoolers love to laugh — or fulminate … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Learning styles, Why Homeschool, Carnival of Homeschooling, Gifted Education, Giftedness, Homeschooling, profoundly gifted

Shabby Chic Homeschooling15 comments

shaun wrote 4 months ago: I love the look of cottages. I love decorating and lifestyle magazines that feature the cottage look … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Remedial Domesticity, Why Homeschool, Homekeeping, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Oh Mother, Homeschooling, working and homeschooling, unschooling

Not Cool--and more Books3 comments

shaun wrote 5 months ago: I am not a big Joni Mitchell fan. I’m sure some people have already stopped reading and delete … more »

Tags: family fun, Gifted Ed, Music and Art, Oh Mother, Giftedness, profoundly gifted, joni mitchell, Tori Amos, Singer-songwriters

Homeschooling Personality3 comments

shaun wrote 6 months ago: I took a stab at Violet’s Myers-Briggs profile, based on an online quiz mentioned by Mariposa. … more »

Tags: Learning styles, Why Homeschool, Oh Mother, Giftedness, Homeschooling, personality type, Renzulli

Parenting Gifted Kids8 comments

shaun wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been reading James Delisle’s book Parenting Gifted Kids lately. I confess I am a to … more »

Tags: Learning styles, Gifted Ed, Why Homeschool, Giftedness, Parenting, overexcitabilities, OES, James Delisle, Parenting Gifted Kids

Hard Work Revisited2 comments

shaun wrote 7 months ago: Thanks to all who have weighed in on the Scientific American article. I have had some interesting e- … more »

Tags: Learning styles, In The News, Why Homeschool, Our Philosophy (such as it is), praise, Generation Y, Generation X

What's so great about hard work; or, another look at praise8 comments

shaun wrote 7 months ago: Many of you have probably seen the recent Scientific American article that has been making the round … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, In The News, Learning styles, Giftedness, praise, Motivation, Talent, achievement

NAGC week -- perfectionism6 comments

shaun wrote 8 months ago: Way back when I first mentioned going to this conference, I flagged the session on perfectionism as … more »

Tags: Learning styles, Giftedness, NAGC, Parenting, Sal Mendaglio, perfectionism, self-criticism

Enough Being Coy4 comments

shaun wrote 8 months ago: OK, so Violet got into Davidson, and to answer Cher Mere’s question, yes, I am elated! I am re … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Oh Mother

Go read this thread on play4 comments

shaun wrote 9 months ago: Probably everyone who looks at my blog visits Patience at Homespun, but just in case I must urge you … more »

Tags: Home Preschool, Learning styles, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Socialization, Why Homeschool, Play, Toys, tweens

What do you need to know . . .4 comments

shaun wrote 9 months ago: . . . and when do you need to know it? I was reflecting on this the other day at our ice skating le … more »

Tags: Learning styles, Home Preschool, Why Homeschool, Our Philosophy (such as it is), pushy parents, ice skating, swimming lessons, Preschool Classes, rewards

Am I Bugging You?9 comments

shaun wrote 10 months ago: “I don’t mean to bug ya” I blog a lot about something many people have very negati … more »

Tags: Gifted Ed, Why Homeschool, Gifted Resources, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Oh Mother, Giftedness, highly gifted, anti-gifted


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