by Diana Waring | Jan 28, 2013 | Miscellaneous
You know, I hadn’t watched TV since 1992 until this past year. Wow, what a statement! It rather resoundingly puts me into that category of “weird people,” doesn’t it? However, this post is not actually about the pros and cons of TV-watching....
by Diana Waring | Jan 23, 2013 | Miscellaneous
I made a mistake yesterday. Actually, I’ve made the same mistake time and time again. And, as I thought about it this morning, I thought YOU might take some good from my mistake. So, here it goes. I had been speaking at a wonderful homeschool convention in...
by Diana Waring | Jan 14, 2013 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
On January 4, I wrote, “More than any other teacher on the planet, you can be flexible with your lesson plan and schedule. If you see a sudden interest arising in your student, then make it a priority, change your schedule, and allow it in your lesson plan.” So,...
by Diana Waring | Jan 4, 2013 | Miscellaneous
You know the old adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” Well, thank heavens, I’m not a dog. Though this tired cliché is often used to describe what we can NOT do, I’m here to tell you that there are specific pathways we can walk in order to love learning,...