The following is a guest post by Sheila Petruccelli of Sure as the World. Summer is planning time at our house. The upcoming year seems expansive, exciting and full of possibility -- the towering piles of books, papers and post-its scattered everywhere are tangible proof of this. For the most …
Archives for September 2014
Navigating the land mines of the homeschool day
The following is written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. The older I get, the more aware I am that effective homeschool time management must include effective energy management. Creating a schedule that really hums for our family requires more than just shifting blocks of …
Homeschooling in a different world
The following is a guest post by Hannah Vanderpool of Praying with One Eye Open. The sun’s warmth slipped through the iron latticework of our living room windows, burning away the early morning fog. The first call to prayer sounded over the loudspeaker filling our apartment with strains of …
Putting the “simple” back into homeschool
The following is a post by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. It was one word that caused the seismic shift in my mindset. That forced me to wipe the school slate clean and reevaluate. It came out of left field, but then again it confirmed everything I've ever wondered--and agonized over--with …