Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats One of the unique, albeit obvious, characteristics of homeschooling is that it takes place at home. Oh sure, there are co-ops and field trips and class days and carschooling, but often our educational style is home-based. …
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Embracing the chaos.
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and Lusa Organics Some days I fantasize that my home looks like something off of one of my Pinterest boards. Well-styled, clean, and impeccably organized. Simple, beautiful, artistic and inspiring. With not a (dog) hair out of place. (So to …
Jamie’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Failing to Be Me
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: Were you a reader last year, when all of our contributors shared their biggest homeschooling mistakes? Enjoy this repost from last October! I began my homeschooling career like many of you: with a …
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How to deal with twaddle in your homeschool
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and blogger at Steady Mom When we begin our homeschooling journey, we so desperately want to do things "right." We want to use the right materials, books, curricula, and get the "right" results from our little ones. It was with these …
How to create meaningful goals for your homeschool
The following is a guest post by Donna Ashton of The Waldorf Connection. You may have planned the weekly math lessons and science projects, but have you created some foundational goals as well? When I look back, those years I outlined my intentions, it worked. I like to separate my goals …