Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Do you sometimes daydream about cloning yourself? There would be one you to clean the house, one to prepare meals, and one to school each child. Meanwhile, you - the original you - could relax on the couch reading a good book or playing …
9 ways to give your kids one-on-one attention without cloning yourselfRead More
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I’ve heard people wonder if homeschooled students can fail. I don’t mean having something not turn out as planned or not doing well after graduation. I mean fail. You know, be held back a grade. In a public or private school, …
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. It's the time of year when everything is screaming "Back to School!" The stores are bursting with school supplies. All your favorite blogs are featuring back to school tips. The new school year seems to be on everyone's lips. But you …
5 things to do when you don’t feel like starting schoolRead More
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I've heard the same thing from several different moms in the last week. They think they are failing. Maybe it's the time of year. Many families have to endure the stress of standardized testing each spring. Not being where you'd …
3 things to do if you think you’re a homeschool failureRead More
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I used to joke (except it wasn’t entirely a joke) that my job in our early years of homeschooling was to hover near my oldest and say, “Do your work” every few seconds. Having a child (or two) who struggles with attention and focus can …
