Dave Pommier
I am a homeschooling dad with a wife and two boys. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing, so I feel compelled to write it all down. In my spare time, I work as a manager for the local health district, drink too much coffee, and am an overenthusiastic martial artist.
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
The rockpool
I have lived almost my whole life either on, or a short drive from, the coast. I can’t quite see the beach from my house, but I can certainly hear it. The air is always heavy with salt, and anything … Continue reading
Do you mark their work?
As a young boy, I had the extreme good fortune of having a mum who worked as the assistant librarian at the school library. I spent endless hours hanging around in there, slowly working my way around the shelves. By … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, homeschool, life experience, reflection, test
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Float your boat
We had organised to be part of a bush walk with the local homeschoolers group. The idea was that we would all go for a walk along a nearby creek. The track leads up a shallow valley, crossing the creek … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged anatomy and physiology, bloke, homeschool, learning in context, nature, science
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Poke this
I had a friend over the other night who told me a strange little anecdote. He had been at an old school friends house, noting with quiet disapproval how many unplayed with toys their kids had. This led him to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged bloke, collaboration, homeschool, negotiation, reflection, rhythm
10 Comments
I’ve made paint
Walking outside to investigate a suspicious silence, I stepped into the verandah to be met with a eureka-like ‘Dad. I’ve made paint!’ There he stood with a bucket and paintbrush. One of the trees, a fair few of the verandah … Continue reading
Posted in Experimentation
Tagged bloke, confidence, experimentation, homeschool, imagination, learning in context, painting, play, science
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Take a few deep breaths
It was the end of a long day. I had stayed up a bit later than I really meant to, and was just about to go to bed, when one of the boys suddenly woke up screaming and unable to … Continue reading
Posted in Life experiences
Tagged anatomy and physiology, bloke, homeschool, life experience, maps, self determination
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How to steal stuff from Bunnings.
In this part of the world, hardware stores are dominated by the chain store Bunnings. Like many big chain stores, they are large, soulless places. I dislike them for a number of reasons. They sell stuff cheaply, however, and because … Continue reading
Posted in Experimentation, Life experiences
Tagged bloke, confidence, homeschool, imagination, philosophy, play, stealing
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