Overview: We’re halfway through the year. Need to make a change? If so, be sure you check out these tips for a mid-year reboot so you avoid some common mistakes! We’ve made it through Christmas break and all the December craziness and most of us have a few full weeks of schooling under our belts this […]
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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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Overview: Do your sons hate homeschooling? You may be surprised at how easy it is to help them love learning again. Here’s how! Homeschooling our kids can be an AMAZING journey – or it can be an excruciatingly painful process. When we first start homeschooling our kiddos, we have dreams of helping them to receive a world-class
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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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I received a copy of this DVD to review but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while watching this movie. Looking for a fun movie that the whole family can enjoy together? Consider trying Welcome to Our World by the Wild brothers. The
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Overview: Summer is the perfect time to teach life skills to our kids. Check out these key tips for running your own life skills boot camp and teaching your kids how to adult. Well, the first several weeks of our summer homeschool schedule are under our belt and they went pretty well. You may recall that
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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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Overview: Does getting your kids to do their chores without nagging seem like a pipe dream? If so, here are some ideas which should help! Having our kids do chores should theoretically make things easier for everyone around the house. However, getting our kids to do their chores can be a painful process. Quite often, it
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