Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
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 …
The lazy girl’s guide to home education UPDATE: 6 years laterRead More
3 ways to help your kids handle criticism ~ 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 …
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 …
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane I never dreamed I'd have prenatal and orthodontist appointments back-to-back, but sure enough, we have a decade-long gap between kids now, and I find myself navigating new terrain on every front, including homeschooling. Teaching language arts with a …
Kari’s homeschool day in the life (with a 5-month, 9- and 12-year old)Read More
Written by Kari Patterson I recently sat on the couch with another homeschooling friend and discussed the kind of moms we want to be. There's so much pressure out there to be more and do more, to hustle, hurry, achieve. But I always find myself returning to this simple question that helps center my …
5 things your kids want you to know about homeschoolingRead More
