There’s a movement within the home school movement that emphasizes completely child-lead learning. No curriculum, no textbooks (unless the child wants one), and from what I can understand, no structure beyond the normal routines of the family. This approach to education is called unschooling.
I’ve gone back and forth over how I feel about unschooling. I’ve [...]
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What do they need to know?
Posted in Home schooling, life, writing on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My first invoice
Posted in finances, publishing, writing on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I mentioned before that I have written for a special issue in the Fort Collins Coloradoan. When it was all said and done, I submitted three stories, and they are going to come out in print this weekend. My editor emailed me that it was time for me to send him an invoice [...]
The buzz on my writing
Posted in publishing, writing on June 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As you might guess by my lack of posting, I’ve been rather busy for the past couple weeks. The main thing I’ve been doing is organizing my files and filing system. I just about have it set up and I think it’s going to work really well. No more papers lying around the house because [...]
Ready, set, write!
Posted in publishing, revising, writing on May 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can’t afford to get writer’s block. Literally. Time at the computer is a precious commodity for me as I am the proud mother of two young active daughters. If I’m lucky, they might both nap at the same time… for about ten minutes. And that’s the time I have to get a rough draft [...]
Billions of bilious blue blistering… profanities
Posted in parenting, writing on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks ago my husband started bringing Tintin volumes home from the library, and I’ve been devouring them. I grew up reading Tintin comic books–in the original French! Tintin is pronounced to rhyme with the sound you make to imitate a baby crying, not like a tin-tin can! And Tintin’s dog [...]
A day in the life of a stay-at-home aspiring author
Posted in Juniper Kangaroo, nutrition, parenting, publishing, revising, writing on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I conducted what is becoming a monthly ritual in our household: the trip to the post office with the brown manila envelope in hand. Normally the girls and I walk to the post office, then stop by the park on the way back home. Today, the weather was bad, so [...]
