Education On the Wings of Eagles

I am not sure exactly why things are off rhythm and routine for me recently, but they are. My morning routine has been left incomplete several days in a row now and some of the standard To Dos I easily check off each day have been going unchecked. Maybe it has...

Movies, Chicken Soup & Big Magic on Off Days

Today, the hours passed more quickly than I anticipated and with each passing hour I became more and more acutely aware that these words had not been written and this post had not been done and my mind was moving in too many directions to rein in for more than a few...

Battery Power Low

Not too long ago we bought each of our teenagers earphones so they could listen to their music in their ears without being influenced by the world around them. For the 17 year old, she preferred an in-ear option and we found a pair that suits her. As for the 14 year...

What Do You Know?

the winding path of learning (photo by silviarita on Pixabay) As a parent, I want to admit that I love being surprised by my teenagers, whether I am surprised by a gift they give me, a drawing they choose to share with me, or when I realize they know way more about...

Parenting Is for the Birds!

Every now and then I stumble onto an unschooling idea that resonates in ways I maybe could or even should have predicted and yet didn’t anticipate. What I love most about those ideas and moments is the way they often build on and play off of each other. One such...