by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2011 | for Mind
When it comes to school stuff, I'm not a huge supporter. With all the resources and infrastructure, our schools could be second-to-none. But with all the competing interests and egos—not to mention billions of dollars—they've become a hodge podge of half-baked ideas,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2011 | for Mind
I put school science fairs right up there with the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. More often than not, it's a competition between parents. But done right—which might mean allowing your children to do the work (and the learning) themselves—there is no better way to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 3, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Belinda's fall 2010 semester project for History of Creativity at BYU was all about the project that's been consuming our family for the past couple of years: construction of our custom home. Now that our home is complete (well, for the most part) and we are moved in...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2010 | for Mind
Two days ago we took a field trip to the Hale Theater in West Valley City, Utah. We saw a wonderful performance of The Three Musketeers. The fencing (just feet from our heads) was fantastic (particularly measured by the fact that no one in the audience was maimed in...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 4, 2010 | for Mind
Forget the commute. Forget bussing. For the past 16 years we've been homeschooling. For the past nine years our own businesses have been our sole means of support and for the past seven years all our businesses have been run from our home. And while we tend not to...
