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I refuse to steal my kids’ dreams (On homeschooling as a social movement)

by Jamie

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom I am a big fan of Seth Godin. He inspires me–and much of the world–to think bigger, to embrace change, and to consider new ideas. For these reasons, I eagerly downloaded and read his recently released free manifesto on education, Stop Stealing Dreams. In [...]

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All You Need is Love

by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Lately, I’ve found myself at another homeschooling crossroads. After finding a good groove for the elementary years I have a daughter transitioning to young adulthood. Change – ack! I also have a son with unique (and different from his older sister) learning needs and younger daughter whose needs I [...]

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What holds you back?

by Jamie

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom You don’t find many half-hearted homeschoolers. Some of us stumble into this educational choice for a variety of reasons, true, but those who continue this lifestyle long-term are generally people of conviction, purpose, and belief. And yet. Have you ever felt like [...]

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The Magic of Learning to Read

by Jamie

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: One year later, we’re much further along our reading journey! Fun to look back and see how far my kids have come–we all need that reminder from time-to-time, don’t we? This post originally published on January 24, 2011. [...]

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Today is a New Day

by Jessica

Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats I love the line in Chicken Little when he pulls himself up by the proverbial bootstraps and sets out to be a changed man, er, chicken. He’s had setbacks. He’s faced disappointments. He’s been fearful. Yet, he declares with confidence, “Today is [...]

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Home for the Holidays: Love146

by Jamie

I had no idea one sleepless night would change the direction of my family’s life forever. But that’s exactly what happened. Seven years ago, having recently become a mom, I woke at 2 am. Nothing unusual, except this time there was no baby screaming. I couldn’t go back to sleep, though, so I took out [...]

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