It's seems like a no-brainer, right? Go to the big-name homeschooling curriculum website, add "Grade X" kit to your shopping cart, click 'submit order', and then wait for the box of books to arrive on your doorstep. Bam! You're ready to homeschool! What could be easier? So if … [Read more...]
5 Lessons I Learned This Homeschool Year
A couple of weeks ago I finished out another homeschool year and, just as I do at the close of every year, I'm reviewing and analyzing and figuring out just what worked and what didn't. I'm always learning lessons of my own as I work to educate my kids, and I try very hard to apply what I … [Read more...]
May Book Share — Home Sweet Homeschool
When I was first considering homeschooling, I went to my local library and checked out every book they had on homeschooling. Every. single. one. And I read them all, because I wanted as much information about homeschooling methods and philosophies and curricula as I could … [Read more...]
6 Things My Kids Love About Homeschooling
If you think homeschooled kids are poor, naive, socially-deprived little urchins who either hate their homeschooling existence, or like it only because they know nothing else, you would be wrong. Like really, really wrong. For one, homeschoolers are more active and engaged and … [Read more...]
Tips for Wrapping Up Your Homeschool Year
We're done!!! With the exception of a field trip I have planned for today, homeschool for the 2015-2016 year is complete and I'm left with the task of tying up all the loose ends to officially close out this year and prepare for next. So what steps does a homeschooling mom take to … [Read more...]
How to Prep for a Homeschool Convention
Finally, homeschool convention season is here! If you don't homeschool then of course that means nothing to you. And if you do homeschool and you've never considered attending a convention, it may still mean nothing to you. But homeschool conventions are like a lifeline for me. I go to … [Read more...]
Lies People Believe About Homeschooling Moms
You would think the word would have gotten out by now. I mean, homeschooling has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, so it's not like it's some new and mysterious movement people are just now learning exists. And yet I continue running into these silly misconceptions … [Read more...]
