Take Measures to Know

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Understanding the Ethereal with the Material

Eyes Wide Open → Understanding the Ethereal with the Material || The Da Vinci Road Take Measures to Know At barely nine years of age our oldest son announced that he wanted to “build things.” Both of his grandfathers and all of his uncles are proficient in...

Wins of Change

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Understanding the Ethereal with the Material

Eyes Wide Open → Understanding the Ethereal with the Material || The Da Vinci Road Wins of Change Recently I remembered my own dad coming home from the Raleigh Springs Mall where he sold arts and crafts. His pockets would be full of change. Jumping up and down in...

Isn’t There Any More?

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observing the Process

Eyes Wide Open → Observing the Process || The Da Vinci Road Isn’t There Any More? A loud, enthusiastically depressed sigh interrupted my work at the table where Sarah and I were discussing good stories versus bad stories while we cut up carrots for lunch. I...

Touch Is Much

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observing the Process

Eyes Wide Open → Observing the Process || The Da Vinci Road Touch Is Much “Do you know how many ribs you have?” My great-grandfather Papa Reed asked me as I stood by his recliner in the den.“No.” I said, suspiciously. Papa Reed was a...

Squeeze Box

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observing the Process

Eyes Wide Open → Observing the Process || The Da Vinci Road Squeeze Box An autistic lady named Temple Grandin had a device built for herself that she referred to as her “Squeeze-Box.” She tells the story of visiting her aunt's ranch in Arizona where she...

Hug Bug

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observing the Process

Eyes Wide Open → Observing the Process || The Da Vinci Road Hug Bug “All right, Seric and America, each of you climb up here on a stool. Here is your paper and the crayons and pencils. Okay. Now—”Seric (4) and America (3) were wriggling and trying to...

The Joy of Learning

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Observing the Process

Eyes Wide Open → Observing the Process || The Da Vinci Road The Joy of Learning There's a little girl in my neighborhood who is six years old. Her mother, whom I will call Jane, has carefully guarded the girl's childhood from the stress of early learning requirements....

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,...

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...