There are many paths to learning and success. Not just one way, one direction. Sometimes a child needs to take a different approach from the way things are taught in school. Sometimes a child has to go slowly, or even backwards, before he can move on. We have been pressured to think this is bad, somehow. As JRR Tolkien said, "Not all who wander are lost." This blog is a record of my personal journey with my daughter; our quest to nurture her into a confident, thoughtful and cultured individual.