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Jamie’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Failing to Be Me

//  by Jamie C. Martin

Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: Were you a reader last year, when all of our contributors shared their biggest homeschooling mistakes? Enjoy this repost from last October! I began my homeschooling career like many of you: with a …

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October 8, 2012

Toni’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Doubt

//  by Toni

Written by contributor Toni Anderson of The Happy Housewife I had been homeschooling for less than a year when I found out I was pregnant with our fourth child. I was overwhelmed at the thought of homeschooling my third and first grader while managing a baby and a toddler. I didn't think it …

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November 9, 2011

Sarah’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Traveling More

//  by SarahS

Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home One of the things that really aggravated me when our son was in public school in first grade was being told that we shouldn’t go on trips that would make him miss school. Really? So being in a classroom is more culturally valuable than …

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October 28, 2011

Heather’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Starting Sooner

//  by Heather

Written by Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves This was a challenging topic upon first glance, as Renee already mentioned. So many thoughts came up for me - "I don't like to focus on the mistakes... every bump in the road is an opportunity to grow... I like to stay focused on the present …

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October 26, 2011

Lora Lynn’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: 2-for-1 Homeschooling

//  by Lora

Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae My two eldest sons are pretty close in age. And by "close" I mean sixty seconds apart. Since I was pregnant with them, I've heard "Two for the price of one!" And later I heard, "Homeschooling must be easy for you. You can teach the twins …

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October 21, 2011

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