So What do I REALLY need?

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Last month I told you that you didn’t need sparkles to be an awesome arts and crafts facilitator. So, if you don’t need sparkles*, then what do you need? A lot less then you might think and I will show you why. I’m hoping to use this space to showcase an artist each month, with some ideas for activities to explore their ideas more. I really want to keep things simple and accessible to all, so I’m hoping that more of the materials that you need will be laying around your house. If not, everything should be easily found  for … Continue reading →

When Homeschooling Goes Wrong. The Dark Side.

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There are homeschooling moments that we want desperately to share because they’re real and they’re funny, but quite possibly, they’re not entirely appropriate. Well, here I am, Captain Courageous, and all too frequently, the Queen of Inappropriate. Because sometimes, it just needs to be real to encourage other people that real …. happens. Like with my daughter’s math lesson today. I’ve been working dayshift, leaving and marking assignments, but Caroline got stuck two days ago. She was cycling through review exercises in Algebra in preparation for a test, and said she didn’t know what to do. I have been very … Continue reading →

Prudence’s Adventure

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This story was written by Kathleen, my chicken whisperer, as her brother calls her, last summer. We have learned a great deal about raising chickens since then, although we know there is still much to learn, so please understand our novice ways as seen in this story. Kathleen has since learned how to get chickens to go where she wants them, and we all marvel at the ease with which she can catch and pick up even the most stubborn in the flock. The chickens have learned to stay close to (or inside) the barn when it rains. I hope … Continue reading →

Stealth School Foundations

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It’s occurred to me that there might be the impression that because I call myself a Stealth Schooler that I might not have a strong foundation. I mean, after all, I am guilty of making up my own terminology – but then, why not? But there is method to my madness, if you will. I spend countless hours (no, really, COUNTLESS!) researching and learning about different educational philosophies. I’ve studied the Classical Method, Charlotte Mason’s teachings, the Thomas Jefferson Mentoring model to name a few. I’ve taken aspects of my Stealth Schooling mindset from each of these. I don’t just … Continue reading →