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Kara Anderson

Kara’s homeschool day in the life with a 12-year-old and 15-year-old

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson A note from Jamie: Welcome to the first post in our 2020 Homeschool Day in the Life round-up--as we celebrate a DECADE of this series! Grateful to Kara for kicking us off... As I sit down to write this day in the life, it’s my very favorite week of the year - the Week …

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January 6, 2020

Homeschool life ideas from the monastery

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson Last Friday, I jumped in my car and headed north about an hour and a half from home to stay at a monastery. My plan was to finish a book I’ve been working on, and also, maybe learn a bit about monastic life. I wish now that my intention hadn’t been to finish my …

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November 12, 2019

A simple guide to finding a homeschool co-op that fits

//  by Kara Anderson

A simple guide to finding a homeschool co-op that fits ~  Written by Kara S. Anderson So here's how it goes: We all want connection. Every one of us. We all want acceptance. And in a perfect world, we want support. We also want our kids to have pals, and to be able to destroy the …

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July 23, 2019

Why connection matters most of all

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson I recently spoke at the Virginia Homeschoolers Conference, and one of my talks was about why relationships matter so much in homeschooling. During the Q and A period following my talk, a mom asked me what to do when tensions have gotten high, and everyone is melting …

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April 4, 2019

Kara’s homeschool day in the life (with a 12- and 15-year-old)

//  by Kara Anderson

Written by Kara S. Anderson Lately it’s a lot easier to wake before my kids. You know that advice, to wake before your children? For years I tried, but I was an exhausted mom and they were tiny energy machines that napped, so it was hard to always get up before them. But now they are 12 and …

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February 7, 2019

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