"The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." - Maria Montessori in "To Educate the Human Potential"

Everyday I welcome the day with much challenges as a mother and educator - simply put a homeschool mum. There's always the tension of how much to teach and allowing the children freedom in their learning. Yet one cannot deny the essence of homeschooling lies in the joy of learning. The world throws at us a sea of educational approaches and materials so that the child gets a head start in everything. After a decade of parenting, I've come to realized, and again and again my own children remind me of Maria Montessori's quote. It lies in the core of the child. My responsibility is to yield the best from within each of them through providing a conducive environment to thrive positively - a world of imagination and creative play.