Author: mymentech

I was one of ‘those homeschoolers’. One of those who thought that when I approached the high school years my sons would miss out on all the ‘opportunities’ public school offered to teens.

We’ve been homeschooling for 13 years. Around our 11th year we decided to break out of the year around schooling mode for one summer. It was an interesting experiment for sure! Here’s how it happened.

What’s the best part of being a classroom teacher? June, July and August. So goes the old joke about teaching. There are many homeschoolers who follow the public school schedule from August-ish to May-something, but there are also those who school year round.

Check out Part 1 of the Bird Study to get started with Thornton Burgess’ Bird Book for Children. And now, for Part 2: chapters 24-45.

One of my favorite finds was Thornton Burgess’, The Bird Book For Children. At first glance, it appeared extremely overwhelming. I decided to try it. I figured I would share a large amount of information and hope that they would grasp what they could. And they have!