When Your Child Isn’t You

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observe Your Student

The Cycle of Learning → Observe Your Student || The Da Vinci Road When Your Child Isn’t You My grandmother used to say, “the shoemaker's children go barefoot” to express some unfathomable truth. As a child I thought the saying meant, “Daddy...

Worked Out of a Job

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observe Your Student

The Cycle of Learning → Observe Your Student || The Da Vinci Road Worked Out of a Job I sat down on the couch and my seven-year-old, Sarah, plopped down next to me. She was writing a story about a girl and her mother and wanted me to check her spelling and (more...

My Brother, My Son

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observe Your Student

The Cycle of Learning → Observe Your Student || The Da Vinci Road My Brother, My Son When three-year-old David was especially pleased with me due to some exciting homeschool project, favorite meal, or a fun time, he would pat me fondly on the leg and say,“Mom,...