Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things I don't call us year-round homeschoolers. (More in protest than anything else.) The truth is, we do learn year-round. But that title just sounds so sad. No summer vacation. No days at the beach. No feeling of excitement when late August rolls …
How summer learning can make your entire school year betterRead More
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things When I was a girl, I used to have a little cupboard, all to myself, in my grandmother's dining room. I called it my "Teacher Closet." My third grade teacher had something similar in our classroom and she called it, you guessed it, her …
For the homeschool mom who never wanted to be a teacherRead More
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not The Former Things I have to get one thing out of the way before I share our day. I am so glad it is not last year. After reading my 2018 day in the life post, I am stunned at how much our lives have changed. I am so very grateful to say for the …
Shawna’s homeschool day in the life (with a 13- and 16-year-old)Read More
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things My fifteen year old son is taking several classes outside our home this year. Japanese, Language Arts, Marine Biology, Political Controversies Throughout History, and Guitar. Honestly, I was not sure how he would do. This is a child who has …
What’s surprised me most: The hidden benefits of homeschoolingRead More
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things For years, I have felt like a read aloud failure. I love books. I worked in the library all through college, and spend far too much money buying books on Amazon because they will deliver them to my door in just two days time. My boys, however, …
Literature and Learning Differences: The Power of StoryRead More
