Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Early Walking Curriculum

30 May 2013

Updated 9/29/2022 I encourage you to read Amy Milstein’s tragi-parody about Early Walking: “The Early Walking Curriculum.” It is a glimpse into our future 25 years from now, where experts are talking about the importance of all children walking early. Fictional studies are touted to support the benefit of making sure all kids walk by […]

By Karen Taylor | Posted in Gifted, Homeschooling, New homeschoolers, Preschool |

Feed Me a Story!

13 May 2013

Are you feeding your child’s brain? The concept of “brain food” was part of a campaign that was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s “America Reads Challenge” years ago. They had a catchy slogan: Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader. One document that was inspired by this reading […]

By Karen Taylor | Posted in Homeschooling, Learning Ideas, Preschool |

My Experience with Stealth Schooling

5 May 2013

Updated 9/28/2022 Right in the middle of school-at-home and radical unschooling is an approach that is sometimes called stealth schooling. Goldilocks would probably describe it as “just right!” No school hours, no schoolroom, just learning all the time. It’s conscious on the part of the parent, while the child merrily learns, sometimes oblivious that anything […]

By Karen Taylor | Posted in Gifted, Homeschooling, Learning Ideas, New homeschoolers, Unschooling |