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A lesson in letting go, shelving the busy work, and getting out of the way

November 8, 2018 //  by Kara

Written by Kara Fleck One of the helpful things about being a homeschooling family for over ten years is that by now we have all learned the value of patience. The kids know their turn will come if I'm working with another child. In past years, when I had a houseful of young children, I had a …

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Category: a mom's education

3 Things I'm Quitting and 1 to Start: The 2018 edition

3 things I’m quitting and one to start: The 2018 edition

July 17, 2018 //  by Kara

Written by Kara Fleck Last year I wrote about some things I wanted to quit doing in our homeschool. Declaring publicly that I wanted to be a quitter was good for me and those were some positive changes. So I'm back with three more things I want to quit doing as a homeschooling parent and one …

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Category: a mom's education

If you feel like quitting

If you feel like quitting homeschooling

May 24, 2018 //  by Kara

If you feel like quitting homeschooling ~ Written by Kara Fleck "We're not getting anything done. I'm failing at this."  I hear this lament from moms on a regular basis. Sometimes I'm the one saying it. Usually, this kind of thinking sneaks in when I get a case of homeschool envy and compare …

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Category: a mom's education

How to simplify your homeschool binder

March 29, 2018 //  by Kara

How to simplify your homeschool binder ~ Written by Kara Fleck Clucky, worn out, coming apart at the seams. I use my homeschool binder almost every day and it is in sad shape. It is heavy and crammed full, to the point where using it can be perilous thanks to a bent prong. I live in fear of it …

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Category: organization

Kara's day in the life (with a 6-, 9-, 11-, and 16-year old)

Kara’s day in the life (with a 6-, 9-, 11-, and 16-year old)

February 1, 2018 //  by Kara

Written by Kara Fleck Good morning, Simple Homeschool readers! I'm taking you along on a typical day in our homeschool. Are you ready? This is the fourth time I've shared our day in the life here. It is always interesting to me to see what has changed and what has stayed the same. Writing these …

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