Homeschool Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/homeschool/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:18:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Homeschool Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/homeschool/ 32 32 89931359 Learning through Freedom to Adventure https://doingwhatmatters.com/learning-through-freedom-to-adventure/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/learning-through-freedom-to-adventure/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:57:42 +0000 https://doingwhatmatters.com/?p=4338 What is education? Is it sitting in a classroom; watching video lessons; or reading stacks of books? Or is education the process of gaining knowledge through study and experience — learning through the freedom to adventure? For two boys in...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-freshmen-fail-a-review/feed/ 3 3069 The China Visit: Part 1—Chengdu https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-china-visit/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-china-visit/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:25:33 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=2482 I had the extraordinary privilege of traveling to China in May for the Chengdu Homeschool Conference plus a few days of sightseeing. I spent the first part of the trip in Chengdu, which is in the Sichuan province. After the...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-china-visit/feed/ 1 2482 Keeping it Simple in the New Homeschool Year https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-it-simple-in-the-new-school-year/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-it-simple-in-the-new-school-year/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:17:41 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=2035 Love it or hate it, it’s time for a new school year. It may seem absurd to think about simplifying now, just as you are faced with crisp new notebooks, sharp pencils, and delectable stacks of books, but the first month...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/keeping-it-simple-in-the-new-school-year/feed/ 1 2035 Three Questions to Ask Graduated Homeschool Moms https://doingwhatmatters.com/three-questions-to-ask-graduated-homeschool-moms/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/three-questions-to-ask-graduated-homeschool-moms/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:01:57 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1236 Want to know what homeschooling is really like? No matter what curriculum you use, homeschooling is a deeply personalized journey. What it looks like and how it feels will be based on each family’s unique blend of talents, interests, knowledge,...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/three-questions-to-ask-graduated-homeschool-moms/feed/ 1 1236 How to Create a Learning Lifestyle https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-create-a-learning-lifestyle/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-create-a-learning-lifestyle/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:51 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1192 Summer is coming soon, and although formal class time may end for some homeschoolers, it’s easy to keep minds active if you create a learning lifestyle. This is a wonderful season to tackle outdoor projects and learn practical skills, as...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-create-a-learning-lifestyle/feed/ 3 1192 Charlotte Mason was Right! Education is an Atmosphere https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-was-right-education-is-an-atmosphere/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-was-right-education-is-an-atmosphere/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:15:36 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=531 Charlotte Mason said that "Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life," and she was right. A study published in 2010 on "Family Scholarly Culture and Educational Success" (PDF), reports that a family's "scholarly culture – the way of life in homes where books are numerous, esteemed, read, and enjoyed" matters. Here's how!

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-was-right-education-is-an-atmosphere/feed/ 4 1877 What Does the Common Core Mean for Homeschoolers? https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:24:25 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1102 Common Core Standards are a cause for concern. The CCS promise to nationalize mediocrity and increase control over every aspect of K-12 education, and ultimately over every citizen. Here are articles and resources to help you learn more, including an alphabetical list of state groups opposing CCS.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/feed/ 7 1102 Virginia Home Education Month Display at Rockville Library https://doingwhatmatters.com/virginia-home-education-month-display-at-rockville-library/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/virginia-home-education-month-display-at-rockville-library/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:12:37 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1059 In celebration of "Virginia Home Education Month," I was invited to put up a homeschool display at the Cochrane-Rockville branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library. You can see photos below.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/virginia-home-education-month-display-at-rockville-library/feed/ 2 1059 Great Education Quotes https://doingwhatmatters.com/great-education-quotes/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/great-education-quotes/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:01:15 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1051 Here is a collection of favorite quotes on lifelong learning, learning and freedom, unschooling, institutional schooling, homeschooling and general truth about learning by speakers from C.S. Lewis and Charlotte Mason to Aristotle and Mark Twain.

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