Little Roots

My son came in from outside asking for a snack. I said okay, let's go pull some collards. He looked at me like I had two heads. Then he went and did it. That's kind of how homeschooling works around here. The lesson finds you. You don't always plan it — you just say yes when it shows up. My niece was over and they got out their plastic butter knives (courtesy of Mimi), cleaned and cut the peppers I was going to use to season our lunch. Now, I'm not talking supervised craft ti

My son got in trouble for asking too many questions. For being curious. For interacting with stories too much. For having energy. For being exactly the kind of kid who wants to know why, and then why again, and then what happens if we try it a different way. The kind of kid who doesn't sit still because his brain won't let him — and why should it? They called it a problem. So I pulled him out. Little Roots was born out of that decision. It will serve as my record of what it