Homeschooling has made motherhood fun again. Women are discovering that the fulfillment once missing from motherhood can be found in educating our own families.
Read MoreDear Homeschool Dad . . .
Men, when your wife comes to you and says, “I can’t do this anymore! I am not cut out to be a homeschool mom! I must be crazy for trying to do this, there is no way I am capable of making this work!” FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE DON’T AGREE WITH HER!
Read MoreHelping Children Succeed In School
All parents are homeschoolers. Yes, you read that right. I believe that all parents are homeschool parents no matter where they choose to have their children learn math or science. The only issue is many parents don't know they are homeschool parents.
Read MoreGrowing Pains
When I was twelve years old my arms and legs shot out like elastigirl, dwarfed only by the growth of my feet. I felt like I was wearing skis and my hands were attached to my shoulders by noodles.
Read MoreThoughts on Planning and Scheduling
I don't know about you, but my head is spinning as I am putting together our schedule for the upcoming school year. How did summer fly by so quickly?... There are so many wonderful resources that it is difficult to choose the very best and only the best. Here are some things that I am trying to keep in mind as I plan for this year. Maybe these things will help you too.
Read MoreLiving Legends, Fanciful Fairy Tales, Mysterious Myths
Read stories to your children and sooner or later you will see those tales woven into the children’s play. Legends, myths and folktales provide some of the most fertile ground for playing pretend. Additionally, the international treasury of stories from these genres forms an intriguing portal to a lifetime interest in cultural geography.
Read MoreTrust the Process
The truth of the matter is, homeschoolers may not be “experts” in every subject they teach, but they are experts on their child, and understanding a child’s heart will take his education much further than any curriculum. And yes, there will be holes, because whether a child goes to public school, private school or homeschool, the world is a mighty big place and no one can teach them everything. What can be taught is a love of learning, and that isn’t found in any curriculum.
Read MoreBut What About Socialization?
"What about Socialization?" If you are homeschooling, you have likely been asked this question a hundred times over. It seems to be the number one argument against homechooling. I will admit that when I began to consider homeschooling it was up there on the list of concerns for me.
Read MoreWhat I wish I'd known when I started homeschooling.....
When I started home schooling I had a really REALLY hard time with letting go of all that fun. I didn't want to move on from that part of our lives. So, I started out trying to straddle both worlds. We would play all morning and I would work school in somewhere in the afternoon.
Read MoreSilencing the Secret Critic
Ugh. From the frizzy flyaway hair to the previously unnoticed stain on my shirt, all I could see was a mess. I felt weak and defeated – and I had barely climbed out of bed!
It was, of course, a Sunday morning.
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