My name is Wiida Malan and I am a veteran homeschool mum. Here is my story… I was a matric maths teacher while expecting my first child. I can still remember how disappointed I was in the attitude the pupils in my class displayed. They had no interest in the things they were learning, no [...]
Race Against Time: Revenge in the Silent Tomb by J.J. Fortune It wasn’t the extract that made me read this book. It was the front cover that caught my attention. It’s a picture of three people in a pit of deadly scorpions! Revenge in the Silent Tomb is the first book in the Race Against [...]
Onderwêreld deur Fanie Viljoen. Onderwêreld is ’n jeugroman met ’n kinkel. Dis ’n fantastiese boek om hedendaagse kinders se konsentrasievermoë te verskerp. Die boek is uniek weens die manier waarop dit geskryf is, die konsentrasie wat dit benodig en die intensiteit van besonderhede. As ’n huidige 16-jarige kan ek onthou hoe ek n jaar terug [...]
Tom Swift series by Victor Appleton Om Engelse boeke te lees is vir my so aaklig soos om alleen te verjaar tydens die grendelstaat. Dit was voor ek die Tom Swift reeks ontdek het. Vyf-en-twintig boeke later en ek kan steeds nie wag om die volgende een te lees nie! Die oorspronklike Tom Swift reeks [...]
As a homeschooling parent, one of the things I enjoy most about Homeschooling is the freedom to select from what seems like an endless array of inspirational ideas, educational styles, methodologies, experiential wisdom, whether made available on the internet or from books, curriculum, educators, and conferences. Homeschooling parents follow a vast array of educational approaches [...]
“My daughter likes routine and structure,” says homeschool mom Lee-Anne. “Traditional didn’t work. A more eclectic style, though, did.” Her son, on the other hand, prefers Unit Studies. “He did a Unit Study on electricity,” Lee-Anne says, “and he became fully immersed in the whole thing. Finding out who “invented” electricity, what it’s used for, [...]
I will often look at my child with great admiration. And on other days I feel like hanging her up on the line with the rest of the washing. Many of you will understand exactly what I mean, those who have experienced what I have come to believe is the highest calling in life: parenting. [...]
It’s Competition time again! You and your entire family can stand a chance to win a one year membership with the Pestalozzi trust, worth R1200.00, by following only 3 simple steps. All you have to do to get your name into the draw, is follow 3 easy steps to stand a chance at this amazing [...]
As 'n Mamma van 3 kinders almal onder 7 jaar oud, het ek gewonder hoe ek hierdie taak gaan aanpak om ons Graad R seuntjie te tuisonderrig. Na baie navorsing en moeilike keuses, het ons op Nukleus besluit. Die beste besluit wat ons kon maak. Elke module is met soveel sorg en omgee aan mekaar [...]
The Liberty in Learning Coalition is a growing group of, at present, 24 organisations, associations, individuals, and home education curriculum providers in South Africa who share a common goal and are working for greater freedom in education. Liberty in Learning’s goal is to (a) honour the responsibility of parents to serve the best interests of [...]
