Being that I’ve been feeling under the weather the past few days, I thought I’d broach the topic of being ill when you’re homeschooling your kids. What do you do when you have your students waiting for you and you can barely drag yourself out of bed?
You really have three options here. One, you can [...]
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This summer, a large number of parents are looking at homeschooling their children in the coming school year. And the vast majority of these new homeschoolers are scared spitless!
It’s completely normal to stress out about whether or not you are a worthy teacher, to wonder if you are doing the right thing or if you [...]
Back when homeschooling was illegal in most areas, it was hard to be a homeschooler. You didn’t get to talk about school and kids had to stay indoors on school days, during school hours, so the neighbors wouldn’t talk. These days, we are far luckier, with the freedom to enjoy the playground off hours and [...]
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We’ve talked before about getting homeschool resources off the internet, but what about doing more than just that? If you are traveling or simply don’t have the financial resources to buy expensive curriculum, then learning online could be the best option.
I know a family here in Guatemala that is homeschooling their family entirely online, since [...]
There is a lot of dissention among homeschool parents about when a child should learn to read. Some parents are all for early education, others think it is best to wait. So, what IS the right age to start reading?
Let`s take a look at the pros and cons of each age group.
Early Readers (3-5 years)
Pros:
Kids [...]
If you´re just getting started in homeschooling, it can be really, really confusing to figure out which curriculum to use. You have such an array of choices and it feels like if you don´t pick the perfect one, your kids will be forever doomed to being a bad homeschool statistic.
First of all, I´d like to [...]
Homeschooling is great and if you`re here reading this, you are probably already convinced that teaching your children yourself is the way to go. However, there are a few things that some kids miss out on when learning at home which will serve them well as adults. Here are the skills that homeschoolers need to [...]
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Unfortunately, it`s all too common to find families where just one person is interested in homeschooling. In my own family, this was an issue. I knew from before I had kids that I wanted to homeschool them as I`d been homeschooled, but my husband, who was a teacher and who had never even thought about [...]
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