In the first few weeks of Year 3 of homeschooling, I decided to start an annotated bibliography of sorts to document the reading I have been doing on educational philosophy and theory and how it connects to our practice of home education. This series is inspired by the annotated bibliography I assign to my master's students in art education and the desire to develop a thoughtful and intentional homeschool practice. Like any homeschooling parent, I’ve done a lot of thinking about how I want my children to be educated. I made the decision after a conversation with another mom, whose children were all assigned tablets in early elementary. This family attended a public-school system that is one of the highest ranked in the state, and by all accounts a diverse, rigorous school. However, the idea of 1 to 1 technology in the early elementary years on top of the assessment beginning in kindergarten (isn’t that what kindergarten readiness really is?) pushed my decision into a definite yes.
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Welcome back, Artful Connections. The past two years have been busy with consulting work and family. As a full-time mom working from home, time for reflecting and writing is often set to the back burner. I currently have two articles and a handful of blog posts half finished and notes scattered on the back of more grocery lists than I can find. But, with the start of a new school year and a new office set up, I am planning to commit regular time to writing and subsequently posting to my blog.
My work rhythms tend to cycle through periods of engagement with communities or projects and periods of rest, reflection, and writing. This is the latter. To be honest, there will be not so much rest, but certainly more focus on reflection and writing. I have plans to post on the faith-based community engagement work I have recently completed as well as some thoughts on pedagogy as I navigate homeschool and teaching in higher ed. So, check back soon. |
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