5 High School Truths I Wish I'd Known ~ Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers We graduated our first homeschooled student in 2014. While homeschooling high school wasn't a bad experience for us the first time around, there are things I wish I had known because I would have …
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A call to homeschool high school
Written by contributor Cheryl Pitt of the 2:1 Conference for homeschoolers When we began homeschooling in 2001, we decided to take it year by year. Don't get me wrong. I felt homeschooling was a calling, something I was supposed to do. But that didn't make it any less overwhelming. So, …
Easy ways to show teens you care
Written by contributor Cheryl Pitt of the 2:1 conference I'm one of "those moms". The irritating ones who refuse to accept society norms as the status quo. Just because society as a whole says this is the way it is, doesn't mean that's the way it has to be. I'm sure many of you would agree with …
Getting comfortable with high school freedom
Written by contributor Cheryl of the 2:1 conference and CherylPitt.com. "Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." Moshe Dayan What happened to our love of learning? Where did the fun go? Why am I always frustrated? Worse, why are the boys always frustrated? This can't be all there is. These are …
Sarah’s homeschool day in the life (with a 12- and 15-year-old)
Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home The sky is just starting to lighten. From my regular perch I watch a new day come, wait for the riot of color as the sun pops up over the mountains. The next few hours are mine. This is the “me” time that stay-at-home moms crave: my …
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