Written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy For weary homeschooling parents, summer is a great time to rest, re-group, and remember why you chose to homeschool in the first place. I don't know about you, but nothing kindles my enthusiasm for a subject more effectively than a good …
How to homeschool a kid who hates to write
The following is a guest post written by Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. For whatever reason, some kids hate to write. I don't mean they dislike it, or they'd rather not today, thank you. No, I'm talking about those kids for whom writing "The cat sat on the mat," requires the physical effort …
Shaking the assumptions of the “regular school” paradigm
The following is a post by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. Last month the kids and I went to our first homeschool group. I was chatting with the other moms, just getting to know everyone a little better, when the conversation turned to foreign languages. “Which language are you …
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Anne’s homeschool day in the life (with a 3-, 6-, 8-, & 10-year-old)
The following is a post written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. Three and a half years into our homeschooling journey, our family has definite routines in place -- even though every day looks a little bit different around here. Some days we have help, some mornings I'm at my office …
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Tricking my kids into reading the good stuff
Written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy My kids will happily read just about anything--unless it’s assigned reading. And if I make the further mistake to try to sell them on it? Well, forget about it. They won’t touch that book for years. (Am I the only one?) This used to …
