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: life experience
The Alithian fields
One of our key components for homeschooling these days is the Alithia Learning Space. Due to our work commitments, it would be impossible for us to homeschool the kids without it. For several days a week, the boys spend their … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged curriculum, learning in context, life experience
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The return of Bloke School
I was surprised to find that it has been four years since we last homeschooled the boys. There is no denying that sending them off to school brought us a number of advantages. I was able to fairly quickly shore … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bloke, confidence, homeschool, life experience, negotiation, parenting, philosophy, self determination
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The end of Bloke School?
When my friends decided to return their kids to school, my eldest boy was angry and upset. His (probably legitimate) complaint was that we would never see them again. This is not the first friend he has lost. His great … Continue reading
ANZAC day – My grandad’s war stories.
Anzac day is a hugely important holiday in Australia. In many ways, it has become the de facto national day. Unlike Australia day, which is somewhat arbitrary and often divisive, Anzac day has a much deeper sense of purpose to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life experiences
Tagged ANZAC, bloke, history, homeschool, life experience, reflection, world war 1
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On the tools
We have been taking things pretty easy from a purely academic point of view lately. Even though our year runs to a general kind of plan, it is not rigidly fixed. We are actually ahead of schedule on the bits … Continue reading
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Tagged bloke, confidence, flexibility, homeschool, learning in context, life experience, negotiation, play, safety, self determination
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Daily life in Woolgoolga
I am writing this as a blog challenge from an Opinionated Man on daily life around the world. I live outside a small coastal town just down the road from Coffs Harbour on the north coast of NSW, Australia. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Life experiences
Tagged bloke, bush turkey, homeschool, life experience, local history, ocean, washing line
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Pemuteran and what happened next
We are in Bali at the moment, and have returned to Ubud from the north coast. We have just spent five days in Pemuteran and in a sense they marked both the high and low points of this whole trip. … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Life experiences
Tagged bali, bloke, homeschool, life experience, ocean, Pemuteran, travel, ubud
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Across Bali to Pemuteran
We have been spending some time in Pemuteran on the north west coast of Bali. I meant to post this a few days ago, but the internet connectivity was not up to it. Going from Ubud to Pemuteran, we spent … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, Life experiences, Nature
Tagged bali, bloke, homeschool, learning in context, life experience, nature, Pemuteran, travel
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In and around Ubud.
It is a struggle to pick my boys up and carry them around anymore. They are both extremely large for their age and also very articulate. I often forget that at six and four years old, they are still only … Continue reading
Posted in Life experiences, Teaching and learning
Tagged bali, bloke, confidence, homeschool, learning in context, life experience, safety, self determination, socialisation, travel, ubud
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