Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things I was on the phone with another homeschooling mom last week. She was trying to work through how to best teach her twelve-year-old son without the resistance that was a daily struggle last year. "Have you tried an interest-led approach to …
Interest-Led Learning When Your Child Only Likes Video GamesRead More
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
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 Cait Curley of My Little Poppies When it comes to homeschooling, I've learned to expect the unexpected. No matter how much time you put into homeschool planning and organization, things will pop up. Sick days Car trouble Leaky ceilings Awful weather Broken …
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 …
