Homeschool 101

Our first two weeks of school has been a mix of fantastic exploration, understanding differences in our learning styles, and weighing the balance of flexibility and structure in our schedule.  Since we are home, it is natural that we would study our home state, Minnesota.  We found ourselves fascinated with the Mississippi River.  We visited the Mississippi River National Park downtown St. Paul, hiked along the river, visited the locks and dug our toes in the sandstone borders of the river.  We've got ourselves a fourth grader and the offer of a free National Parks pass to every fourth grader is real folks!  Jackxin got one!  If you have a fourth grader go to this link and get yourself a pass for the whole family.