Written by Kim Smith. Kim is a former teacher and Abeka consultant. She has two children. Past regrets either sink us or reshape us. When we determine to make a fresh start (no matter how many times) we must first… Read More »The Gift of a Fresh Start
Written By Renee Bryant Noah didn’t learn the character trait of obedience when he began building the ark. His Character was developed long before. Strength of character takes years ot cultivate. Want to instill biblical character in your children? Let… Read More »Instilling Biblical Character
“Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your… Read More »Weapons of Mass Instruction – Part 1
– Family, education, and non-conformity – Fatherhood is a form of insanity, a state in which love and worry become forever entangled. I discovered this insanity one winter night, a few weeks after the birth of my daughter. A blizzard… Read More »The Making of Un-Machine Minds
Please note: this post is the continuation of ‘Weapons of Mass Instruction – Part 1’. The posts are part of my homeschool radio segments on the Richard Syrett Show on Nov. 1st, Nov 8th, and Nov 15th, 2022 which you… Read More »Weapons of Mass Instruction – Part 2
Please note: this post is the continuation of ‘Weapons of Mass Instruction – Part 2’. The posts are part of my homeschool radio segments on the Richard Syrett Show on Nov. 1st, Nov 8th, and Nov 15th, and Nov 22nd,… Read More »Weapons of Mass Instruction – Part 3
A practical manifesto for parents invested in their child’s education “One book that you must most definitely read is ‘The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer” was the recommendation I received over a decade ago on a playground as we… Read More »Rethinking School – Susan Wise Bauer – Part I
One of our favourite family traditions is A Christmas Carol read-aloud Christmas time is when most families follow some type of tradition. However, ‘traditions’ are increasingly viewed with skepticism by the mainstream media. The nuclear family is often portrayed simply… Read More »Family Traditions: Why baking cookies, snowy walks, and read-alouds matter
Illustration by Nyomi Fox Our children’s brains are currently being sacrificed on the altar of TikTok in exchange for snippy videos on ‘How to peel a banana’ (over 250 million views) or ‘Lip syncing in front of a bathroom mirror'(over… Read More »TikTok – Time is running out for saving our children’s brains
Channelling Holden Caulfield, my daughter designed this logo about five years ago, frustrated with friends who kept staring at their screens during conversations. She had a t-shirt and a tote bag to go along with it. It garnered some agreeable… Read More »TikTok Brain Cure with Three Ingredients