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Kari Patterson

About Kari Patterson

Kari Patterson and her family live out in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. As a 2nd-generation homeschooler she espouses the same philosophy her own mom did in the 80s: Cultivate a love for learning and one's education will never end. She bakes bread, brews kombucha, speaks at conferences & writes at Sacred Mundane. Her new book Sacred Mundane is available now.

Why is it so hard to trust the process?

October 22, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson//  9 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson I still can barely believe it somedays. When I walk in Dutch's room and see him crowded over a history assignment, all on his own initiative.  Or when he announces, "Mom! I got my whole week's worth of science work done in one day, again!" or when I hear him tell his …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: leadership education, phases of learning

A clean slate: One simple habit to help your homeschool this year

August 29, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson//  19 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson I hesitate to write this post because I know many of you already have this down, and it might even seem silly to you that some of us still struggle with this. For example, if you wake up every morning to a clean house, this post isn't for you. If your homeschooling …

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Category: home maintenance & management

The lazy girl’s guide to home education UPDATE: 6 years later

July 2, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson//  3 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson Six years ago, when my kids were just six and four-years-old, I shared the lazy girl's guide to home education. At the time, of course, this was a bit of a risk. I was relying heavily on my experience as a child, since I hadn't been homeschooling my own kids long enough to …

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Category: methods & philosophies

3 ways to help your kids handle criticism

May 9, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson//  6 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson "I need to be able to offer you constructive criticism without you getting upset about it." She looked at me coldly. I blinked back tears. It was the worst possible moment for her sweeping criticism. I was tired, had spent the whole day serving others (doing work she …

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Category: a mom's education

Do you want your kids to beg for more school?

March 14, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson//  16 Comments

Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane It was the conversation I never dreamed we'd have: "I don't think we're doing enough. School has gotten really easy." "Yeah, you said we'd be doing more this year, but we aren't. Can't we learn some more things?" It was the kind of complaining that's …

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