Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Kara Anderson. It’s a funny time of year for me to share with you a day in our homeschool life, because I feel a breeze of change this season -- it always seems like the holidays provide us with enough of a full stop that we can’t help but begin again a bit differently. And so, I’m …
Kara’s homeschool day in the life with a 7- & 10-year-oldRead More
A Homeschool Mom's Letter to Saint Nick ~ Written by Kara Anderson Hey there, Santa. This is little Kara Anderson (Barbie Dream House, 1982). I wanted to let you know that I have been pretty good this year, all things considered. I have stopped trying to do all the things on …
Written by Kara Anderson It happened so quickly. Just eight weeks ago we were part of a homeschool group we loved. A group that had been home for more than four years. A group that had become like family. I write this post from a place a deep sadness, because we found ourselves stepping …
Written by contributor Kara Anderson My mom’s best pal Jan is a sort of unlikely homeschooling mentor. Two years ago, she retired after more than 30 years as a second-grade teacher. So you might expect her to voice some concerns about homeschooling or at least endorse the public school …
Navigating homeschooling with a sensitive child ~ Written by Kara Anderson I am so awkward with labels. When people ask me to describe our homeschooling style, I stumble though a soliloquy of words that probably sound half made-up. So when I say that I am homeschooling a “sensitive child,” …
