by Podcast Team | Dec 2, 2020 | Giftedness and Intensity, Podcast
In this episode (which originally aired as a Facebook Live), Colleen discusses how getting your kiddos on “your team” when it comes to homeschooling is the single best thing you can do to help your homeschool journey go smoothly. She outlines with...
by Podcast Team | Nov 25, 2020 | Creativity, Family, Homeschool, Podcast, self-directed learning
Our quirky kids become happier and more willing learners when they are allowed to pursue their own interests beyond any academic requirements. Today, Colleen speaks with extraordinary math instructor and friend, Dennis DeNoia of Mr. D Math, about seeing learning...
by Podcast Team | Oct 28, 2020 | Giftedness and Intensity, Homeschool, Podcast, self-directed learning
These quirky gifted or 2e kids of ours are often “square pegs in round holes” everywhere they go, not just in school. Bringing them home helps them to thrive in their own way and often a self-directed, child-led homeschool approach helps them to discover...
by Colleen Kessler | Oct 19, 2020 | Family, Homeschool
You’ve heard of the 80/20 rule, I’m sure. Usually it means that 20% of the people in an organization do 80% of the work, but it means something different to a homeschool mom. To homeschool parents it may represent the 80% of people who declare they could never...
by Colleen Kessler | Oct 15, 2020 | Homeschool, self-directed learning
One of the most beautiful features of our new home has been seeing the night sky away from city lights and pollution. What my kids once always knew as dark has since become brilliantly illuminated with stars, constellations, meteor showers, and sometimes even planets!...