The following is a guest post written by Annie Reneau of Motherhood and More. “We can think of ourselves not as teachers but as gardeners. A gardener does not 'grow' flowers; he tries to give them what he thinks they need and they grow by themselves.” – John Holt One day, I was chatting with a …
Archives for February 2014
Embracing a credit based system for high school
The following post is written by contributor Cheryl Pitt of CherylPitt.com. Homeschooling high school often marks a big transition in the way we homeschool our children. They go from babes at Mama's feet to independent, self-directed learners. While we, the parents, go from hands-on facilitator …
How to homeschool: Links to help you get started
Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool I was CLUELESS about homeschooling years ago. It seemed like something "strange" people did with their kids. My, my--how life has changed. But even after I decided to give homeschooling a try--it was kind of tough to figure out HOW. I felt as …
When everyone is falling apart …
The following is a guest post written by Lisa Kremer of Life is a Journey. I can't think of many things in life more stressful than selling your house and moving. Add to that six busy homeschooled kids. Add to that the fact that this is our second move in one year. (Military families, I …
Shaking the assumptions of the “regular school” paradigm
The following is a post by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. Last month the kids and I went to our first homeschool group. I was chatting with the other moms, just getting to know everyone a little better, when the conversation turned to foreign languages. “Which language are you …
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