At the risk of appearing pathological, here goes nothing… Leo is afraid of the television [and I may be to blame]. Leo was born busy. He’s spirited. He has spunk. Actually, Leo was a mover and a shaker even before he entered the world, but that can be a story for another day. As an…
Officially Homeschooling- Things Just Got Real.
Guess what I just did? I just wrote a letter to the Superintendent notifying him of our intent to homeschool next year. The letter has been signed, printed, sealed in an envelope, stamped, and it will be mailed today. I’m officially homeschooling. Yup, things just got real. What prompted the whole-actually-making-it-official-today-thing? I met a mentor!! A…
Plan? What plan? Homeschooling & Flying By the Seat of My Pants
This post will be comical to look back on because I’m sure we will change our minds and our direction countless times over the coming months, but here goes… Lots of people have been asking me what Our Plan is for homeschooling this coming school year. “What is your homeschool plan?” they ask. We have…
Persistence (and a chicken coop)
Leo’s persistence is truly admirable. He can drive you into a corner in short time. A conversation from last December: “Mum, can Santa bring me chickens?” “No, sorry bud. That is something you have to ask Daddy for.” “But he will say no.” (Joking) “Then you will need what’s called a business proposal.” A few minutes later,…
Gifted and (also) Talented
In a previous post, I described Leo’s giftedness in intellectual and academic terms. In order to more fully understand Leo, I need to also address his creativity. You see, Leo is academically gifted and also talented. He began writing and drawing at a young age and, when he wants to be, he is an amazing…
Gifted Boredom
I’ve been thinking about gifted boredom lately. It’s a real issue for these gifted kids of ours, isn’t it? Leo entered a half-day Kindergarten program last August. We knew that he was ahead academically but we sent him other reasons. We wanted him to socialize with his peers, we wanted him to get used to…
