5 High School Truths I Wish I'd Known ~ Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers We graduated our first homeschooled student in 2014. While homeschooling high school wasn't a bad experience for us the first time around, there are things I wish I had known because I would have …
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A call to homeschool high school
Written by contributor Cheryl Pitt of the 2:1 Conference for homeschoolers When we began homeschooling in 2001, we decided to take it year by year. Don't get me wrong. I felt homeschooling was a calling, something I was supposed to do. But that didn't make it any less overwhelming. So, …
Are you qualified to teach high school?
This post is sponsored by Uzinggo. "I'm just not qualified to teach high school." Have you ever thought this? When someone says these words, they often carry in their minds an image of the stereotypical high school, believing they must duplicate every aspect of it from pre-calculus to …
Easy ways to show teens you care
Written by contributor Cheryl Pitt of the 2:1 conference I'm one of "those moms". The irritating ones who refuse to accept society norms as the status quo. Just because society as a whole says this is the way it is, doesn't mean that's the way it has to be. I'm sure many of you would agree with …
Getting comfortable with high school freedom
Written by contributor Cheryl of the 2:1 conference and CherylPitt.com. "Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." Moshe Dayan What happened to our love of learning? Where did the fun go? Why am I always frustrated? Worse, why are the boys always frustrated? This can't be all there is. These are …