Author Archives: Elaine Sycks

Homeschooling is not for everyone. It requires careful thought and prayer and a commitment to the process and discipline. I homeschooled all three of children from kindergarten to high school graduation. For 20 years I learned along with them, each with a unique learning style. The science experiments, the tough math problems, the frustrations whenContinue reading “Homeschooling my children”

You will never see me joining a civilian contingent to travel to outer space. Have no desire to do that….ever. I admire those who can embrace risk and and venture into the unknown.

My youngest son (who is 23) is also high-functioning autistic. He works part-time for Target and is a very empathetic soul and hates to see people that are hurting. One day, I had a particularly difficult day at work. After dinner, I went to my desk to write and catch up on news. There onContinue reading “My Son (My gentle giant)”

My favorite restaurant….MY HOUSE. 🙂 I love to cook and nothing beats a home cooked meal and conversation. With the work schedules my family keeps, a meal together is a treasured rarity so I eat it up any chance I get (no pun intended)

NOT working for someone else I would like to be living out in the country on a few acres. It would be in a home we built with a hobby farm. Most definitely, we would have some goats! Would love to have an RV to be traveling the US visiting historical sites.

I was in high school in the mid to late 80’s and I was homeschooled. Which at that time, was a rarity. I did my classes in the mornings. I biked to my job in the afternoons. I took care of my grandmother on the weekends. Prom was never a thing, I wasn’t on anyContinue reading “A different kind of learning….”