Imagine this: Each weekend, your family gathers to care for your garden. The joy in your children's eyes as they realize they've successfully grown a tomato is priceless. They excitedly inform you that they're the architects behind planting and watering those tomatoes, indicating a newfound attachment to their hard work. Do you like this sense of accomplishment and connection as part of your family's routine? Then, it's time to include gardening in your list of family activities. Prepared … [Read more...]
Growing Healthy Minds – Why Gardening is Educational
Gardening is more than just a fun and productive activity. It is more than just a weekend hobby or a way to add a little extra food to the budget menu. For homeschoolers and for those interested in furthering the practical education of their children, it is also a great activity for helping kids to learn. Kids who garden and learn how to feed themselves and nurture the soil around them are learning practical life skills. It makes for a "groundbreaking" education. How so? Here are some of the … [Read more...]
School Issue Update
Since I had so many supportive comments about my public school issue with my son and requests that I let everyone know how things went, I thought I would give a report. I went to the school meeting this morning. For the first 10 -20 minutes I let them report about my son's lack of progress and the fact that they believe he is about on year behind where he should be academically. When they asked my opinion about all of what they had said I basically explained that I am just not seeing the … [Read more...]
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