by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, Real Life
Overview: Homeschoolers often feel misunderstood by non-homeschoolers. I polled my readers to find out what homeschool moms wish the outside world understood. Here’s what they said! Homeschoolers often feel misunderstood by the outside world. People pepper us...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, Real Life
I’m a huge advocate of hands-on learning experiences. Whenever an opportunity comes along where our kids can try something new, I try to take it. I know for us, one of the most exciting field trips we’ve ever been on was when my 13-year-old son got to...
by Michelle Caskey | Boys, Homeschooling, Parenting, Real Life
Overview: Interested in homeschooling? Just getting started? Here are some things no one tells you about homeschooling with tips for how to handle them! When we’re getting ready to start a new adventure, people who have been there don’t always tell us the...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, Lessons, Real Life
It’s always a good idea to try to fit real life learning into our homeschools. Whenever possible, I like my boys to learn real skills which will be useful to them later in life. We have the good fortune of living next door to my husband’s grandparents....
by Michelle Caskey | Chores, Homeschooling, Real Life
Well, the first several weeks of our summer homeschool schedule are under our belt and they went pretty well. You may recall that I wrote in a previous blog post about how this summer we planned to have a Life Skills Boot Camp of sorts for our boys. The First Week of...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, Real Life
We have recently started allowing our sons to earn a small allowance for doing extra chores around the house and yard. They have enjoyed being able to save up their money to buy different items, such as Lego’s, that they otherwise wouldn’t receive until...
