Science at-Home; Not Just for Homeschoolers

15 years ago

Everyone agrees that parents play a critical role in their children's education: research shows that when parents are actively involved…

Unschooling Update

15 years ago

We've been "unschooling" for a couple of months now, and I'm embarrassed to admit that my boys are still obsessed…

Establishing Somerset Beekeepers

15 years ago

Faithful readers of my blog might be aware of the plight of the environmental activist in central Maine--which is that…

The Science of Winter

15 years ago

Now that the first day of winter is just around the corner, I have found myself standing at my picture…

How to Teach Science Every Day

15 years ago

Why is it that science intimidates us?  I've heard it more than once--I even used to feel that way!  That…

Putting the Garden to Bed

15 years ago

It's mid-November and I'm feeling an increased sense of urgency to finish my winter preparations.  So after nearly a week…

Great Migrations on National Geographic Television

16 years ago

As the Scientific Homeschool we love our science channels. We watch Mythbusters, How It's Made, Planet Earth, Destroyed in Seconds…

Darwin’s Darkest Hour

16 years ago

I've been looking forward to watching this particular film for a long time, unfortunately in our area there's not much…

Going secular for the holidays

16 years ago

With Halloween upon us and Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself looking ahead to the winter holiday season with…

Learning to Say “Yes”

16 years ago

Now that we're practicing unschooling, I've been consciously making an effort to say yes more often. We've done no formal…