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Overcoming Homeschool Mom Burn-Out

by Kris

Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Homeschool mom burn-out. It’s a horrible feeling. I’ve had bouts with it off and on over the course of our nine-going-on-ten years homeschooling, but never as bad as this last year. I was done. Wiped out. The last few weeks of our 2010-2011 school year can only [...]

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Are You a Good Enough Teacher?

by Jamie

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: As the start of the school year draws nearer for many families, questions and doubts sometimes come knocking on our doors. I hope the information in this post helps to send them packing. It originally posted on August [...]

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Reason Enough to Homeschool

by SarahS

Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Where I live, the public schools begin in early August. Summer still—the hottest month of the year—and kids are sitting in slick chairs, pencils sharpened, new shoes still a little tight. I imagine a little boy just my son’s age watching a fat bee hover outside [...]

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Stepping Outside the Grade-Level Box

by SarahS

Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Ask a homeschooled kid the innocuous “What grade are you in?” and you’ll often get a furrowed brow and an answer with a question mark at the end. “Fourth?” This response can be alarming to grandparents, non-homeschooling friends, and the cashier at Walmart. Their raised eyebrows [...]

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A Case for Lazy Summer Days

by Jimmie

The following is a guest post written by Jimmie of Jimmie’s Collage and The Notebooking Fairy. Some moms can’t rest. They are always busy and feel uncomfortable, maybe even guilty, sitting still. If you are that kind of mom, you may see summer break as a chance to cram in the school work or extracurricular [...]

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Beyond Stereotypes: The New Face of Homeschooling

by Misha

Written by Misha Thompson of Kind Birds and The Thompson Story A note from Jamie: Trying to conquer our homeschooling fears means we have to also overcome negative stereotypes and limiting beliefs. The discussion in the comments on Monday reminded me of this encouraging post, written and published last February by Misha. Recently I posted [...]

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