Why do you write a blog


How does your blog differ from other blogs in its genre? 

There are a lot of homeschooling blogs out there, it is true. So, why do I think I have something unique to offer? Well, I didn't start out to be a homeschool projects blogger. I started out to just to record for my children all that we do together, so whether there were other such blogs out there, was not my concern. There is nothing in this world I enjoy more than being with my children and I wanted them to be able to look back and enjoy remembering all the fun times we had.
Then as I began posting about what we did, people began asking me for explanations of how exactly we did the things we were doing. So, I began making more tutorial posts, and so the style of blogging that this blog has become was born.  I think we have an unique style of homeschooling as it doesn't seem to fit wholly in any category. I personally favor Charlotte Mason, because that is the way I would have wanted to learn, but my children need other things at times. Some claim me as an unschooler, some talk about my classical bent, with all the Greek and Latin we do. I like to think of myself as a liberal arts teacher, and I think that is a little unique.

Why do you write what you do?

More importantly than the tutorials and activities that I show on my blog, I want to describe how we school. I believe the most important thing we can teach our children is how to get the most joy out of their lives, and it is this that I most want to blog about.

How does your writing process work?

I actually use my blog as an organizer for my homeschooling. I have in my drafts folder all the topics I want to cover and the activities I want to offer my children to do in the process of learning about these various topics. It is my planner, of sorts. Then, as we accomplish these tasks, I add the photos and the details of what we actually did and voilia! A new post is born.

How has your blogging changed over time?

Since my youngest is now in college, I have had some time to reflect on this blog, and I took it off-line for awhile so that I could modify it to meet the new goals I have for it. I have taken out most of the identifying photographs as I feel as if they need their privacy as they have gone into adulthood. Also, I am in the process of actually turning this blog into a free curriculum of sorts, as I think that education should be free to all. I hope that this can be of benefit to someone. On the other hand, I make no claims about this blog's content and you are free to pick what you like and leave the rest. I don't invite any negative comments. There is enough negativity in the world.

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