August 2010

a mom's education

Q&A: How do you talk to others about homeschooling?

by Jamie
Thumbnail image for Q&A: How do you talk to others about homeschooling?

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom I‘ll always remember that day at the library. “Are you going off to kindergarten soon?” a well-meaning lady asked my four-year-old. He stared at her blankly, having never heard the word “kindergarten” before in his life. “Uh, we’re thinking about homeschooling,” I [...]

Read the rest →
links

Weekend Links

by Jamie
Thumbnail image for Weekend Links

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Summer School :: FIMBY Finding Our Way Home :: infinitely learning Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech :: Swift Kick Central 8 Back to School Breakfast Ideas & Recipes :: Simple Bites Our Homeschool System :: Organizing Your Way “Education [...]

Read the rest →
inspiration

Homeschool Encouragement: Reflections from a Homeschool Graduate

by Rachel
Thumbnail image for Homeschool Encouragement: Reflections from a Homeschool Graduate

The following is a guest post written by Rachel Cross of From the Pantry. To all the homeschool moms out there who fret over whether you are educating your children the “right” way – this post is for you! As a product of homeschooling myself, I remember my mom often feeling uncertain of her ability [...]

Read the rest →
inspiration

Balancing Character Education with Academics

by Jessica
Thumbnail image for Balancing Character Education with Academics

Written by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom After two months of a blissful summer vacation, our little school started back into full swing last week. Thanks to several weeks of planning and more than a few book deliveries, I was excited to dive into new subjects and continue this formal exploration of the world [...]

Read the rest →
giveaways

Back to School Week Winners

by Jamie
Thumbnail image for Back to School Week Winners

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Don’t you just love being a winner?! I hope you enjoyed the posts and giveaways we hosted this week–thanks to all our readers and sponsors for making this a fabulous back to school kickoff. We’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming here [...]

Read the rest →
inspiration

Back to School Tips (Words from the Wise): Back to School Week

by Jamie
Thumbnail image for Back to School Tips (Words from the Wise): Back to School Week

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Are you in need of a few back to school tips? Or maybe just some encouragement to distract you from reviewing piles of curricula and workbooks? One of the things that has made my homeschooling life much easier is gathering wisdom and [...]

Read the rest →

← Older Posts