My favorite emails to receive are photos of labs from my courses! I love them. It makes all the hard work of writing worth it! This is a scrapbook of photos I have received since the beginning […]
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This blog will have musings about writing, homeschooling, secular science, and of course our travels!
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, Month 5
If you have read my previous handcrafting high school posts, it might sound to you like I have it all together. I admit I am proud of how we’re doing. But I have been working […]
Homeschooling High School
Once again I have the written text for my answers. I have learned that I have to write my responses down before participating in a talk. That is because I am not a linear thinker. […]
Demystifying Homeschooling Methods
Originally posted on N.A.S.H. – National Alliance of Secular Homeschoolers:
Did you know there are many different ways to homeschool? Do you ever wonder what homeschooling style would work best for your…
Secular Academics for Homeschoolers
I was so busy moderating the session, I did not really listen to it until just now. What a great talk! What an amazing group of homeschooling parents! WOW! You can click on this link […]
Let’s Talk about Homeschooling, School Choice Week, January 26 – 30, 2015
Are you thinking about homeschooling? Or maybe you already homeschool, but you want to talk about homeschooling with your fellow homeschoolers. The National Alliance of Secular Homeschoolers, NASH, is hosting a series of talks focusing on […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: Crew
P.E.: Once There Were Vikings, and that Is the Last Time Any of Sean’s Relatives Rowed! Rowing, or crew as I am just beginning to call it, has been the surprise favorite this year. My […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: Language Arts
Language Arts: How We Came to Be Homeschoolers My son Sean was an early reader; I was an early reader; my father was an early reader; my paternal grandfather was an early reader. We all […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: History
History: A Repeat of a Favorite Class and Volunteering The Course: A Brief History of Humankind: This is a Coursera course, https://class.coursera.org/humankind-002, that repeats regularly. It is the best history course I have ever taken. The instructor, […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: Science
Science: A Parent’s Passion I LOVE science‼ My son likes science. This is the main area of handcrafting Sean’s education that has focused on the passions of someone in his family besides him. (My […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: Computer Science
Computer Science: A Student’s Passion I have been very thoughtful handcrafting this academic area. I will go through the process of how I did it, so you can see what I mean when I […]
Handcrafting High School: Year 1, The First Four Months: Math
Math: How a Weakness Became a Strength The Textbook: Harold Jacobs Elementary Algebra: This text is well thought out and thorough. It is the best high school algebra text I looked at, especially if you […]
Handcrafting High School: Introduction – Year 1, September, October, November, December
Year 1, September, October, November, December I am the homeschooling mom of a recently turned 15 year-old. I have been handcrafting his education for 9 years. The thing about handcrafting is […]
A Handcrafted Education: The High School Years
Oh No! The dreaded “H” word (and I don’t mean handcrafted)! If there is one thing that causes homeschooling parents to panic it is the thought of homeschooling through high school. What if we get […]
Learning Science
Homeschooling and Science A Winning Combination I am reposting this article in response to an article in the New York Times. There is a link to that article at the bottom of this post. The […]
Lunar Ramblings
Once again I woke my family up in the middle of the night. Sean does a better job of waking up than Jim and the only dog that wakes up well is Sean’s pug Jezabel. […]
What happens to scientific theories when definitions change or new information comes to light? A question in the Co-op
I love this exchange, and I thought many of you would too. There has been quite a bit of interest about homeschooling science co-ops based on the number of hits the co-op blog posts on this […]
The Secular Alliances Committee of the National Alliance of Secular Homeschoolers (NASH)
What a weekend! It is difficult to capture in words the energy, passion, and level of commitment to secular academic homeschooling I found at the National Alliance of Secular Homeschoolers (NASH) Conference. This is the fourth […]
A Science Fair in Your Science Co-op Class
A science fair in your homeschool science co-op? You bet! I did it, and you can too. This will be the highlight of the entire year of great science!
A Handcrafted Education, a Brief Video Interview
Of course I was early to my talk at HSC. I am always early for those sorts of things. I was curious about what was going on in other rooms around me. I began talking […]
Homeschooling and Science Talk
This is a talk I gave on August 7, 2014 for the Homeschool+ Conference. In this talk I discuss the best and most effective way of learning science. I also discuss the reasons for getting a […]
How Two Homeschooling Moms Used REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 in Their Co-op
An Introduction from Blair: One day while figuring out what it meant when someone Pinged a blog post I had written, I came across a discussion about R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey Biology 2. One of the […]
Materials List for a REAL Science Odyssey Chemistry 1 Co-op Class
My goal with this series of posts is to make it easier for anyone who wants to teach a science co-op. Teaching is a LOT of work. I respect the time and energy you as […]
Using REAL Science Odyssey Chemistry 1 for a Science Co-op, the Weekly Plan
REAL Science Odyssey Chemistry 1 was designed to be done 2 days a week. It presents some scheduling challenges when conducting the labs in 1 day. You might want to teach this class 2 days […]
Materials List for a REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 Co-op
I received an email asking about how the material list is affected when teaching a co-op with RSO Chemistry 1. I thought it was a question that deserved an answer for RSO Biology 2 as […]
I Love Science! It even says so on my licence plate!
This is a fascinating article about a fascinating discovery. My guess is that in my lifetime scientists will be able to restore complete mobility to people with spinal cord injuries! This would be an awesome […]
Using REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 for a Co-op Class, The Detailed Weekly Plan
Each week students were expected to do work outside of class. Outside of class: Weekly Read the text Complete the Famous Science Series Complete the Show What You Know When assigned Lab Reports: not […]
Using REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 for a Co-op Class, The Weekly Plan: At a Glance
Each week the labs are listed in the order you should do them. Some labs are both lab and microscope lab. These are together on the same line of text. http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=82 Chapter/Week Labs 1 Lab […]
Choosing a Curriculum for Your Science Co-op – REAL Science Odyssey is a REALly good choice
Choosing the right curriculum makes a big difference for the success of a science co-op class, both for the student and the teacher. There are certain elements like labs paired with the theory that are important to the […]
Real Science Odyssey Chemistry 1 Review
Originally posted on Homeschool Gameschool:
I’m married to a scientist, he’s a desk jockey by day and science nerd by night. He’s even writing his own series of hands-on science books. Science is something we…
A Handcrafted Education is in the summer issue of The Homeschooler magazine
Wow, when it rains it pours, or when you work crazy hard a lot can come together for you. I have an article in the latest issue of The Homeschooler magazine. Anyone listening to the […]
Teaching a homeschool science co-op: General Notes
In September, 2013 my family moved from the Mammoth Lakes area in California to the San Diego area. One of the reasons for moving was that my then 13-year-old homeschooled son wanted a community of […]
I had to share! It is a GREAT review of my RSO Biology 2 text!
You can check out the review here: http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/real-science-odyssey-biology-2-review/ I have been working hard on REAL Science Odyssey Earth and Space 2, this makes it all feel worth it!
Confessions of a Classical Unschooler
Classical Unschooler, there is an accommodationist phrase for you! If you are wondering what it means to be a classical unschooler in terms of teaching methodology, it means the method I use to homeschool my […]
The second part of my interview with Savvy Homeschool Moms is up on their website.
http://savvyhomeschoolmoms.com/interview-blair-lee-part-2-ep-42/ They used a photo of me at the Taj Mahal, but I am using a monkey photo. I am wearing the same skirt in both photos though 🙂 I really loved India. I miss […]
Two homeschooling articles
If you are surprised to learn I am a feminist, LOL, it means you have never met me. Let’s just say I can be kind of intense and have a strong personality. My 14-year-old son […]
Volunteering at the Intel ISEF (international science fair) May 15, 2014
Check it out! Look where I get to volunteer on May 15th. http://student.societyforscience.org/about The Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair® (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more […]
A Lab pre-released, in honor of Earth Day 2014
Here is a lab from the book I am working on now, Earth and Space 2. Its early publication is in honor of Earth Day! Click to access RSOE%26S2Sample.pdf
Eye sight and microgravity
http://news.yahoo.com/possible-mars-mission-showstopper-vision-risks-astronauts-105551947.html This article is about the effects of space travel on vision; it is not good. It turns out we have evolved to function best for conditions on Earth, and some of our organs are […]
Mapping the Universe
Featured Image courtesy of NASA.gov There is only one problem with writing an earth and space text, it makes me want to build a space ship and fly away and explore the universe. Don’t you […]
I am speaking at the California Homeschool Network Conference, 2014
California Homeschool Network Conference, 2014 Science and homeschooling go together like peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, coffee and cream… Of all academic subjects, science is the one that is the best fit for […]
Interview with Blair Lee, Part 1 (Ep 41, 3/29/14)
This is part 1 of 2 of an interview I did for the Savvy Homeschool Mom’s podcast. Interview with Blair Lee, Part 1 (Ep 41, 3/29/14).
from Jodhpur back to Delhi, 12/30/13
It is an 11 hour drive from Johdpur to Delhi. We flew instead. We needed to be at the airport at noon. Before we left Johdpur Sodhi picked us up to take me shopping for […]
Jodhpur, India 12/29/13
Today we got up and drove to Jodhpur. We are spending one night in Jodhpur, then flying to Delhi. A few kilometers outside of Jaisalmer we passed a long procession of people and animals. Jim […]
Sean’s great night’s sleep
Aaah, what a great night’s sleep 😌 no disturbances. “Oh I missed my bed.” This is my thought process before I open my eyes, but 😟 it’s still dark! No pitch black! I can’t see […]
Jaisalmer day 3, 12/28/13
In the morning the tea was hot and the courtyard was full of birds, peacocks included. These birds were cleaning up the crumbs we left last night. We saw a desert fox from camelback the […]
The Desert Safari near Jaisalmer, India 12/27/13, post 3 of 3
I imagined riding a camel would be similar to riding a horse. Camels are a lot taller than horses, but there are some similarities. They way you move on them. You also turn them using […]
Sean’s post: 3
I rode a motorcycle 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 So that was awesome. You have no idea how many times I have heard Americans say, god they’re such crazy drivers, they’re gonna kill us, that […]
Happy New Year, 2014, it is the New Year in India. Love to all. I hope you have the most wonderful year ever! My resolutions this year all center around writing. I have a children’s series I want to get going, and I want to send Earth and Space to my editor. I am 1/3 done with that. It is the big project. Oh yes, and I want to write a couple of magazine articles. I am working on, “Learning about Science”, for the magazine The Homeschooler, now.
Cheers to all, Egashegadrei, Phir Malingee, Blair
