I'm not sure if there's anything that will lead to burn-out and all-around homeschooling misery faster than trying to use a curriculum you just don't like. There were a lot of mistakes I made early on in our homeschooling journey that nearly derailed our efforts, (actually did derail … [Read more...]
Our Last Day of School and a Trip to the Farm
The end of another homeschooling year calls for a celebration, right? Well, I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with a field trip! Actually, I learned a long ago that field trips are a great way both to begin AND end our homeschooling year. For our first day of school every … [Read more...]
My 4 Favorite Books About Homeschooling (Plus Some Honorable Mentions)
The moment I began considering homeschooling, I immediately started reading everything I could get my hands on on the subject. I poured over homeschooling websites and blogs and read every single homeschooling book available at our local library. I still love reading about … [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...]
Why We Don’t Do Book Reports
When I first started into homeschooling, and especially as I began following various homeschooling blogs and Facebook pages, I was pretty amused at the things I found were controversial in the homeschooling community. I once got wrapped up in a pretty heated discussion about whether or … [Read more...]
Disciplining MOM with the Rubber Band Method
So you may have read the post by Jackie Masek at LJSkool about disciplining children via the rubber band method. And just to head off any misunderstanding here if you haven't read it: We're not talking about snapping little kids' wrists with rubber bands when they misbehave. … [Read more...]
To the Kind Stranger Who Praised My Little Family
Dear Sir: I'm afraid I'm a little slow to say thank you, but that doesn't mean I haven't been incredibly grateful for your kind words from the day you spoke them! What a blessing you were to me, and to all of us! And what a blessing your words have been every time I've thought of them … [Read more...]
The Road that Led to Homeschool: Where I Failed At Homeschooling
(I wasn't entirely new to homeschooling even when I wrote this, but I was still in wonder of the things that had brought me to that educational choice. Now about to start our 9th year of homeschooling, the 'wonder' is mostly gone, but I'm more delighted now than ever to have taken this … [Read more...]
The Road that Led To Homeschool: Four Reasons Why I Didn’t Want to Homeschool
(This one was originally part of a series that, when I wrote it, was more or less half personal diary and half 'homeschooling manifesto'. The things I wrote back then still ring true in my heart and mind today. And while my blog is still unassumingly small, it has … [Read more...]
The Road that Led to Homeschool: Why Public School Just Wasn’t an Option for Us
(This is an old post of mine written back in the days when I blogged because I needed a writing outlet, mostly just to clear my head from time to time. I decided to rename and share it again, first of all, because I'm taking a very temporary hiatus from blogging, but also … [Read more...]
