Failure Leads to Success
Feeling like a failure can be one of life's hardest challenges. Recently I had a very painful experience in which something I worked...
The Hardest Part of Homeschooling: Parenting
When our children are born, we become parents. We are responsible for every aspect of their lives including their health, early...
The Love of Learning
In my language arts class, we have been studying logical fallacies. These are logical statements that are not true, but people talk and...
"What's over that mountain?"
"What's over that mountain?" In working with students over the years, I have referred to this phrase to describe the difference in the...
Homework in Homeschooling?
When homeschooling your child, the lines between schoolwork and homework become blurred...Isn't ALL HOMEschooling work HOMEwork now?...
Make New Friends in Homeschooling!
Homeschooling is a wonderful way to make new friends. Finding a group of homeschooling families can add so much to your homeschooling...
Make It Fun!
"Don't forget to make your homeschooling fun!" This is a tagline I often use after going through all the academic pros and cons in my...
How to Teach Kids to Hate Writing
After years of teaching writing to kids of all ages, I would say that it is one of my favorite subjects to teach because it is so...
Switching to a High School Mindset in Your Homeschool
As I have said before, there is not one way to homeschool. However, when homeschooling a high school student, there are often some...
How Much Is Homeschooling Worth?
Homeschooling is not easy sometimes, but how much is it worth? One Mom said recently to the approval of many other homeschool Moms...