The Blog Begins

Monkey See, Monkey Do;
Monkey Do, Monkey Be!

This homage to Dr Seuss summarizes my basic philosophy of child mentoring and home learning.  I believe how we choose to spend our time ultimately determines what kind of person we become.  Every day, through big decisions and small, we grow or shrink from our true selves: free, reasonable, kind, unique people. 

As a parent, I quest to guide my child toward becoming a compassionate, creative, expressive human.  We are lucky to live in a country that allows us the freedom to pursue our own path, so we may spend our precious, short time doing what leads us to our best selves.  Though we stand in stark contrast to stereotypes held by many, we are a home-schooling family.

Through an experiential, collaborative adventure, we seek to develop in ourselves and in our child a respect for all living things, a strong understanding of science and reason, an intuitive grasp of the power of ideas, a passion for inquiry, and the firm knowledge that creativity is the highest form of thought.

This blog will document our days of doing and becoming.