Homeschool Whys and Hows
To say that America has been grappling with issues of racial justice for the past year is an understatement. While Americans sat home in...
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Amaya Lambert
- May 20
- 5 min
Natural Conversations
To delve into students' views, the Greek philosopher, Socrates, would ask questions. He wanted them to challenge the things they were...
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Amaya Lambert
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Productive Struggle
If you read last month's blog post on giftedness, you are familiar with my position on failure, mistakes and struggle. They all can be...
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Amaya Lambert
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Rethinking Giftedness
Much of our math curriculum is inspired by the work of Stanford Professor and co-founder of youcubed, Jo Boaler. Dr. Boaler studies...
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Amaya Lambert
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Lifelong Kindergarten
My frustration with how schooling works was one of the reasons for developing Marva Collins Cottage School. So much of what's emphasized...
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Amaya Lambert
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Trash free lunch...our commitment to sustainability
The Marva Collins Cottage School vision calls us to protect the planet. We show our commitment to sustainability in several ways. In...
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Amaya Lambert
- Dec 19, 2020
- 4 min
So what's the big deal with authentic learning?
Authentic leaning is an instructional approach that allows students to explore their learning in real-world context and use methods that are
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Amaya Lambert
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Habits...the fuel that powers our classroom!
If you watch our classroom in action, you'd notice that habits are often a topic of discussion. Hardly any redirection occurs without a...
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Amaya Lambert
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
The Home-School Partnership: my favorite parenting books
This month's blog highlights some resources...books that model excellent strategies for communication, discipline and academic success.
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