Homeschooling Through Disruption ~ Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I thrive on peace and calm and intention and purpose. I like to meet needs and meet goals, to make progress and make things work. Our days are fluid, but there’s “fluid” and then there’s “melted into a pile of goo.” I prefer the …
How to set homeschooling goals that fit your family
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins We all have goals for our families, whether we’ve spoken them out loud or not. I don’t mean “what curriculum we’ll use” or “what we’ll study this year” kinds of plans. I’m talking about deeper-level goals, the ones that drive all those day-to-day …
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How to avoid homeschool overwhelm: Become a curator
How to avoid homeschool overwhelm ~ Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins. I love getting catalogs in the mail. Not every catalog, but the good ones that are full of things like board games and butterfly nets and prepared microscope slides and books. So many books! Shiny, happy new books. But as I …
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How to get your interest-led learners back on track
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins. Some seasons, our interest-led learners are interested in everything. They read, they ask questions, they conduct experiments and plan projects. But what do you during those other times, the times when inspiration has left the building? What do you do when no …
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Melissa’s homeschool day in the life (with a 1, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 14-year-old)
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins. Rather than structure my children’s activities, I structure our time, our environment, and my availability. I think of myself as the curator of our home and our schedule — I bring in inspiring materials, I make sure our home is set up to encourage kids’ …
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