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walk this way into the past

May 12th, 2010
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There are many things that I love about life learning–one is the fact that almost everyday I (yes, I said “I”) get to learn new exciting stuff alongside my kid. Today was one of those days. Aidan and I signed up for a homeschool program at a local historical museum. The museum is the Joliet [...]

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this i know, fall 2009

December 19th, 2009
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The semester has finally come to a close, and that means there is another installment of “This I Know: Students Speaking with Conviction.” Check out the site, give a listen, and leave a comment or two. This is a project that I’ve been running for the past few years. It’s based on the national essay [...]

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fur trading and storytelling at isle a la cache

October 21st, 2009
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I’ve been so bad about writing lately. It’s not that I don’t want to, but it’s just we’ve been so busy that I just can’t keep up with recording all the happenings. But today I am going to try! :) Last Friday we went to a very cool homeschool event at the Isle a la [...]

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