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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Tag Archives: confidence
I meet the assessor
In this part of the world, all children six years and older have to either be in school, or be registered as a homeschool student. In practice, not all homeschoolers are registered. Some people refuse registration as a form of … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, confidence, homeschool, registration
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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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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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