Here’s a description of a homeschool day in the life with just a 15-year old. When your last child is the only one still at home, it can be almost like homeschooling an only. Except not. And…
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Here’s a description of a homeschool day in the life with just a 15-year old. When your last child is the only one still at home, it can be almost like homeschooling an only. Except not. And…
I love this time of reflection during winter break. Among other things, I’ve been reflecting on this blog. I find it really satisfying to look back over 2014 and to realize that last year at this time,…
I feel scattered and a bit crabby as we transition to our fall schedule. It’s just all a bit unsettling. I will be teaching a high school course this year of Composition & Literature with some World…
We all do it. We bring the inspiration overwhelm on ourselves. We keep searching and searching for the perfect resource when we already have all that we need. Right here, right now, we have enough. We don’t always…
Have you taken a road trip by yourself as a Mama? I always cry. I’ve gone away by myself almost every year or every other since my oldest two were maybe 3 and 4 – so that’s…
I love infographics – they speak to my visual nature and are fascinating to me. Here is one called Creative Routines that examines the lives of some famous composers and writers – 17 in all. You can…
No more second guessing your homeschooling decisions. I’m telling you now, give it up for good! It will be the best thing you could ever do for yourself and your family. Dorothy Breininger, in researching her book,…
Every February in the early years of our homeschooling, I would find myself visiting schools! Just to have a look. Just to see if school might be a better fit for us than this crazy life of…
Why is it that as parents, we are so often second guessing ourselves? (What we need are homeschooling affirmations.) Why is it that as homeschoolers, we wonder if we have made the right decision, if we are…