Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats. I'm a fairly academically-minded homeschooler. It could be the former public school teacher in me. It could be my big head. But I like to know that my kids are making progress through their curriculum. I like to know that …
Archives for November 2011
Toni’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Doubt
Written by contributor Toni Anderson of The Happy Housewife I had been homeschooling for less than a year when I found out I was pregnant with our fourth child. I was overwhelmed at the thought of homeschooling my third and first grader while managing a baby and a toddler. I didn't think it …
The Imperfect Homeschooler: What I Don’t Do
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Last week at Simple Mom Tsh opened up to let us know what she doesn't do. A few days later, Nicole at Simple Organic joined in. This got me thinking: Imperfection? Homeschoolers? These words go together like peas and …
The Reluctant Homeschooler
The following is a guest post written by Christine Mills of Hartlyn Kids. My husband is always the one with a grand idea--from passionate thoughts about becoming the millionaire next door to HGTV worth decorating tips. But this one regarded a child we hadn't even had yet. “I think …