Overview: Getting tired of having exhausting nights… after exhausting days! There is hope! Learn how to set yourself up for a peaceful evening. After a busy day of homeschooling the kids, the last thing moms want is to have a stressful evening. Since most homeschool families don’t give their children homework to complete at night, […]
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Overview: Spring is the perfect time to take the lessons outside. You’ll be SHOCKED at all of the benefits of homeschooling outdoors! (Psst Dirt is good for you!) We’re getting to that time of year when kids are tired of their lessons, moms are a bit weary of preparing them, and everyone seems to be counting
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Overview: Homeschooling our kids can be a pleasurable experience – or it can be a nightmare. Here are some things that are working in our homeschool! Homeschooling our sons has been an amazing blessing for our family. We enjoy being able to spend lots of time connecting as a family at night rather than struggling
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I’m not sure how it’s possible that he’s this old already, however, my oldest son just completed Driver’s Training. He was in a class with 23 other kids and he was the only homeschooler. To tell you the truth, this made both of us a little bit nervous. My son was nervous because he isn’t
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Our modern schools seem to be biased against boys! I homeschooled my sons for 17 years. Before I even started homeschooling them, I did a TON of research about boys in public schools. When I first started my investigation, it saddened me to discover the following: In light of the above discoveries, many parents are coming
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Many of us are in the throes of trying to finish nailing down our homeschooling plans for fall. Recently, I’ve been seeing lots of posts from my fellow bloggers about their various plans for the coming year. These posts are fun to read. My curiosity often gets the best of me and I do enjoy
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During the summer, I do a lot of planning for our coming homeschool year. Now that I have a son who is high school age, I’ve been writing course descriptions, creating reading lists, and updating transcripts. I try very hard to come up with classes which will satisfy college admissions boards should my boys choose to attend someday
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It’s easy to get wrapped up in regular lessons, book learning, and even providing our kids with hands-on learning experiences. However, the most important things to teach our kids go beyond books. I learned this lesson about 10 years ago when my stepmom lost her long battle with ovarian cancer and went to be with the
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I love homeschool conventions. We are entering the season when there will probably be several conventions in your area. I’ve written previously about all of the reasons I think all homeschoolers should attend the conventions in their area. I believe there are LOTS of positive reasons for attending. Because I’ve already written about all of the
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I’m not the kind of person who thinks about taking breaks often enough. When things get difficult, I’d much rather keep on pushing through the pain than to take some time off to rest. I see the finish line and I don’t want to stop until I bust through the tape. The more tired I
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