I was getting the 7 year itch in homeschooling. I’d tried almost everything – except lapbooking. The kids and I were both stuck in a rut and we needed to do something fast before homeschooling turned into something that looked too much like, well, boring school. And then I found the lapbook that made all [...]
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For better or worse. In sickness and in health. Perhaps you pledged things like this during your wedding vows, but did you also promise to honor your partner during homeschooling and times of sanity? You might make it through those “broke” years or come out the other side from a life threatening illness, but whether [...]
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Working through the Criticisms and Questions The toughest job I’ll ever love – homeschooling. Not for the faint of heart. Not a decision to make lightly. And apparently, a decision that more and more families are making in the United States. I recently read an article with a statistic that shocked me about homeschooling – and [...]
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Teaching Writing Skills to Kids There are some frightening statistics about the abilities of students when it comes to writing. Even though writing is one of my passions, I know that it is not for everyone. However, it is also a needed skill in life – one that our kids can learn. 80% of high [...]
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Homeschooling Teenagers and Surviving It Are you really going to homeschool your son in high school? That was the question a “curious” parent asked me as we waited for the baseball game to begin. And the look on her face said, “You’ve got to be crazy if you think you can homeschool a teenager!” Call [...]
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Online Schools, Blended Schools, and Homeschools – How Will I Ever Decide? It is that time of year again. The Back to School sales have started creeping in among the inflatable pools and 4th of July clearance items. You can almost hear the woosh that the final sounds of summer are making. And that makes [...]
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I’m pretty sure at some point in my youth that I thought people who homeschooled were crazy. And their children must be backward, unfortunate beings who would never be able to function in society. I am so glad I proved myself wrong. Somewhere between college, marriage, and motherhood, I started to realize that I had [...]
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Home schooling is not the best education option for every family. It requires love and patience like most other parenting endeavors, but it also mandates a certain amount of determination, tenacity, and desire to partner with your children for the journey. The benefits and far-reaching opportunities are almost limitless, and studies have shown that this education [...]
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Some days it seems like I have been homeschooling forever. But then I realize the reality is – I HAVE! I have seven children and three of them are still being homeschooled. This coming fall I will be down to a 10th grader and a 5th grader as my son will graduate. I have seen [...]
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