by Kandis | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Last week on the blog I talked about how rigor is for all students no matter age or academic ability / difference. As part of that conversation, I mentioned the difference between productive struggle and destructive struggle. Since then, I have had some questions...
by Kandis | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Rigor is not something to be reserved for only the top academic performers. As a child growing up, rigor was reserved only for those in the “gifted” classes. I can distinctly remember the ways in which I was “allowed” to work through various problems, discover new...
by Kandis | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
It’s easy to hand a child a book and tell them to read it. However, at all levels, the work that goes in before the first word of a book makes an incredible difference in overall comprehension. So, what exactly does work before a book begins look like? No matter...
by Kandis | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Rigor relates to the quality and depth of the work rather than the amount of work. Rigor is not the same as more work. In many cases, rigorous work can infuse more learning into less time with less work than the piles of “practice work” given in less rigorous...
by Kandis | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I sit on the unpopular side of the fence in homeschooling in that I do believe that the work our children do should be graded. But, before you quit reading, hear me out for a moment because I don’t believe in traditional letter grades or percentages so we may...
by Kandis | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Summer is in full swing and for the first time ever we are bringing our homeschooling to nearly a full halt. In the past we have continued to do math, reading and writing near daily for the entire summer but this year we are all ready for a break. The boys have worked...
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