Written by contributor Kris Bales, of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. My family and I enjoy playing lots of board and card games. Usually when we're playing, it's just for fun and I'm not even considering the educational value. However, a lot of games that we play actually put many practical …
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The myth of the uninvolved unschooler
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool also writes about motherhood at Steady Mom I remember the first time I heard the term unschooling. I was standing on a street corner chatting with a homeschooling neighbor, who used the term. "What's that?" I asked. While I can't remember her exact …
How to deal with (your own) anger
The following is a guest post written by Charity Hawkins, author of The Homeschool Experiment. It was a late Wednesday night after church. I had planned to give my three kids a snack then send them immediately to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. My husband was working late, and I was …
10 homeschooling stereotypes (& their rebuttals)
Written by contributor Amida of Journey into Unschooling So you’re thinking about homeschooling. Here are a few basic items you need to get started: A designated school room, where you gather to teach the kids their lessons every day. A schedule, obviously, so you know which topics to …
What is your mission?
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and LuSa Organics There are as many different ways to parent as there are kids. And while some of us hit our groove on day-one, others struggle to find that just-right fit for years. Many find a turning point in the act of simply putting pen to …