I’m always looking for ways to live smarter. As a homeschooling mom of a large family and co-owner with my husband of a small business, working overtime is a given. But even with the long hours, I still don’t have enough hours in the day. My side of our bedroom is piled high with stacksContinue Reading
What is “AP Statistics”? AP Stats is an introductory, college-level course in statistics. Therein, you will learn how to collect (through experiment or survey), organize, analyze, and interpret data. There is much (much!) more involved than you might think! The emphasis in the course is on understanding and interpretation –you do not need to memorizeContinue Reading
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending Northeast Catholic College’s (NCC) spring conference in Warner, New Hampshire. The theme was “Classical Reception” which inspired a broad range of excellent papers delivered by students and scholars from the area–NCC, Boston College, University of New Hampshire, etc. In some ways, I was an “outsider”, arriving as I did from myContinue Reading
You’re no doubt familiar with the following scenario: otherwise bright child finds himself struggling with a particular subject. Exasperated at his inability to grasp the lesson immediately, he sets himself to wailing, weeping, and the gnashing of teeth. “I don’t get this!” “It’s too hard!” “This is stupid!” “Why do I have to learn thisContinue Reading
Recently, my sixth grader and I went for a walk. As we wandered around our neighborhood, I was eager to hear about his life – friends, activities, etc. He had other plans for our one-on-one time. He wanted to learn about imaginary numbers. My child studying Pre-Algebra had decided he was ready for Algebra II.Continue Reading
It’s funny how life turns out. Growing up in the ’80s, I don’t think I ever heard the term “homeschooling”. The only other children I knew attended our Catholic parochial school, and nearly everyone moved up from that sheltered grade school to one of the area Catholic high schools. There was the Catholic high schoolContinue Reading
Ellen Finnigan holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. She has worked as an Editorial Director for an online media network, written a political column for a daily newspaper in Washington D.C., lived on a Catholic commune, and worked as a House Facilitator for aContinue Reading
One of the most fun traditions at Kolbe Academy is Crazy Hair and Hat Day. Each year, the ante is upped by teachers and students alike. 2019 was the most creative yet! Check out the photos of this year’s winners at each grade level. 6th Grade – Timothy C. with the “random hat-inator.” Continue Reading
Tell us about yourself? What grade are you in, how long have you been homeschooling/online schooling? I’m in twelfth grade now, and I started homeschooling in ninth grade. Throughout high school I’ve mainly taken Kolbe online classes , but I’ve also taken a couple online classes from other sources, some community college classes, and some classes at homeContinue Reading
What does an average day of teaching at Kolbe Academy look like? I have two really sort of busy days. I get up really early, and I’ll prep for the day. It usually takes a couple hours to get fully ready. Then I’ll log in at ten o’clock to a room ofContinue Reading
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