College Prep Homeschooling: To Go or Not To Go
When I was in high school, kids assumed they would go to college, earn a degree, and use that degree in their chosen vocation. No one ever disabused us of this notion. College was spoken of in terms...
View ArticleCarnival of Homeschooling: The Wisdom Edition
Judy Aron at Consent of the Governed is one of those go-to bloggers I read to find out what is going on legislatively that may affect homeschoolers. This week she's hosting the Carnival of...
View ArticleCarnival of Homeschooling: Graduate Edition
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling was hosted by Homeschoolbuzz.com. Read about homeschoolers who are graduating a child from their homeschool, and whether or not to go to college. Also on the...
View ArticleConquering chaos from the outside in
Elements from Crazy Like a Fox by Erica ZaneHomeschoolers are constantly looking for ways to organize their homes and lives. Because home is also school, the chances of clutter to taking over are...
View ArticleCarnival of Homeschooling at The Foodie Army Wife
If you are having some end-of-the-homeschool-year blahs, then you'll enjoy taking a tour of the blogosphere with this week's Carnival of Homeschooling, hosted by Constance Smith at The Foodie Army...
View ArticleConquer the chaos with two new habits
In the first post on Conquering Chaos, I proposed the idea that we must stop thinking, overthinking, and having feelings about organizing, and get to DOING the things that lead to the stability and...
View ArticleThe Carnival of Homeschooling at Small World at Home
Sarah at Small World at Home says:We have a little something for everyone on this homeschooling journey with this carnival, from preschool to college. Grab a cup of something cold (it's really hot down...
View ArticleWhat are "Teachable Moments"?
Relationships are created and nurtured moment by moment, line by line, and in between the lines. How many of us bought into the idea of trying to separate life into batches of quality time, only to be...
View ArticleCarnival of Homeschooling at Dewey's Treehouse
The Canadian homesquirreling at Dewey's Treehouse celebrate Canada's 147th birthday with the 444th edition Countdown to Summer of the Carnival of Homeschooling.A blog carnival is a collection of blog...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap-Up: It's been a Yankee Doodle week
You know why Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni? Because he was sleep deprived, that’s why. Who needs to go see fireworks on the 4th of July anymore, when there are...
View ArticleCarnival of Homeschooling: The Finding Solutions Edition
Welcome to the Finding Solutions Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling! Homeschoolers face many different challenges and deal with a variety of doubts about our chosen educational path. Even after...
View ArticleChoosing to homeschool in response to a crisis
Short daily posts on random topicsThere are dozens, possibly hundreds of reasons parents choose to homeschool. But when the choice is based on a crisis situation, it complicates matters. Consider, for...
View ArticleFor the record: I am not an anti-public school homeschooler
Short daily posts on random topicsI am not an anti-public school homeschooler. In some quarters, that’s homeschool heresy. As Christian homeschoolers, we are supposed to be militant in our opposition...
View ArticleResponses to comments about caring for a parent with dementia
Short daily posts on random topicsWhen talking to someone who is experiencing a crisis, tragedy, or adversity of some kind, we want to say something comforting and encouraging, or we have questions...
View ArticleFirst steps in starting a homeschool support group
Short daily posts on random topicsIt doesn’t matter what kind of group you are leading or organizing. When you, as a human being, get together with a bunch of other human beings, there are going to be...
View Article4 Common Homeschool Fears, Answered
Short daily posts on random topicsAfter 20 years of homeschooling, I've heard again and again about these Common Homeschool Fears that plague parents and keep them from considering homeschooling as an...
View Article9 Ways to Defend Homeschooling Without Joining a Homeschool Organization
I’ve been hearing more concerns lately about how unfriendly the cultural climate is becoming toward homeschooling. Today’s homeschoolers are often motivated to join HSLDA, NCLL, or NHELD because they...
View ArticleNext steps for starting a homeschool support group
Also see First steps in starting a homeschool support group.If this is something that interests you, you must determine at the very beginning what kind of group you want to form. If you just want to...
View ArticleStart schooling later to give preschoolers a real head start
Everywhere I look, parents are obsessed with giving their littles a ‘head start’ in school. The idea is that if they start early, they will be ahead later.This is only true with cars, horses, and...
View ArticleWhy Do We Homeschool?
The Raber Family, back in the day. . .Beginnings, middles, and ends. Every homeschool year, every homeschooling family's journey, has at least one of each.When you are at the beginning, it's all very...
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