BlogHide Resteemsjumpintogenius (33)in reading • 7 years agoBest of Beautiful Bunny BooksImage Credit: Pixabay It may seem like an oddly specific subject, but our family went on a bunny chapter book reading kick a few years ago, and we found some of our favorite books fell into this…jumpintogenius (33)in life • 7 years agoPutting Mistakes in Their PlaceImage Credit: Pixabay When I was a young, new, enthusiastic, homeschool mom I did some things right. I did some things wrong. Guess what? It doesn’t really matter. My kids don’t remember the…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoChanging the World by Changing How We Talk About Math(Image Credit: Pixabay) A math myth I hear frequently: There are two species of humans, the math kind, and the not math kind. No amount of study will turn a non-math person into the other…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoTessellations: A Curated Lesson of Free ResourcesSince I am focusing on math on my blog this month, I thought it would be fun to dive into some free resources on a beautiful math topic. This is designed as a lesson, where you can follow through…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years agoTop Three Reasons I Home Educate My KidsI chose the term home educate over homeschool because I am not trying to copy what schools do in my home, I am trying to far surpass them. I think children are people. Real, live, thinking…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoEducation for Everyone: An Ancient IdeaBabylonian Math Tablet — Source: Wikipedia, see additional notes at bottom of post. Education 4000 Years Ago With the beginning of written language, there also began systematic education which…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoBefore EducationWhat Children Learned, Why, and How Let’s step back. Away from the hustle and bustle, the gadgets, the information age, and the world where we need to know a million ‘things’ to succeed. We are…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years agoThe Ominous Winter SlumpThis article is not about avoiding it, it is about making it impossible and finding your way out if it has found a way into your homeschool this winter. It is time to address the homeschooling…jumpintogenius (33)in blog • 7 years agoDon't Let Writing Advice Keep You From WritingThe Myth of the Perfect Writing Environment I read a lot of articles written for writers about how to be more productive in their work. I have a busy life, just like the next person, and these…jumpintogenius (33)in education • 7 years agoWhat is the Matter with Memory?There has been a movement in modern education against memory. An idea that memorizing facts is entirely irrelevant and not necessary to a complete education. We are told it is more important to…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years agoTurning on the Attention SwitchIn the lower back of your brain there is a little system, about the size of your pinky, called the Reticular Activating System, or RAS for short. This system is responsible for deciding how alert…jumpintogenius (33)in education • 7 years agoWhy Boring Education Hurts ChildrenYou may want your child to do all 100 math problems, even though she did the same kind of problems yesterday, and got them all correct. Your child may cry. You may let them move ahead, or you might…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years ago10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN 10 YEARS OF HOME EDUCATIONThe most important ingredient to a successful homeschool is a confident, peaceful mom. Kids will pick up and emulate the attitude of the leader. The leader is you, and if you are panicked…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years agoOne Semester of Public School: The Ugly Truth(For context, our children have been educated in the home from the beginning.) Our family moved across the country this past summer. It was the summer between my oldest child’s 8th grade year and…jumpintogenius (33)in homeschool • 7 years agoHomeschooling When Your Youngest Still Eats Crayons: Part 1 of 3Do you dream of the day when your youngest will behave like the child in this picture? In this three part series I provide some mindset level help to those who are in the midst of teaching school…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoNaNoWriMo In Your HomeschoolHave you ever thought of doing NaNoWriMo with your kids for some in depth writing practice? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it takes place during November. The goal is to…jumpintogenius (33)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoTake a Content Chill PillPicture Cutesy of Pixabay As the amount of information available to everyone’s fingertips has spread, so has the idea that kids need to learn more stuff. The problem with this is that there is…jumpintogenius (33)in poetry • 7 years agoMirrors and Magazines (original poem)Mirrors strung about Always freaked me out. I just didn’t want To know myself, Quite that well. I didn’t need every dent and dimple Shining back at me From 5 different angles Rubbing my…jumpintogenius (33)in blog • 7 years agoHelp, I'm a blogger with no Tech Savy!I read and followed lots of authors and bloggers who assured me through various posts that blogging was so easy. I would just need to write, and all of the technical stuff would be easy-peasy…jumpintogenius (33)in poetry • 7 years agoThe Untapped Pool of Reflection (an original poem)Image Credit: Pixabay The Untapped Pool of Reflection Children jumping, diving, thriving. Splashing, thrashing, crashing. Eagerly rushing To experience the cold fluid water Surrounding their…
