In homeschooling, you often have to make decisions that you never considered before. One of these is holiday time. Obviously, you want to take some time off for the holidays, but how much?
In public schools, next week is either completely off or running on half days for Mon-Wed, then there is the long weekend. But [...]
Study habits are something that rarely get covered in homeschooling. Since it is a more flexible environment, it can be tempting to ignore this area of study, but if your children are going to go to school at some point, even if it’s college or uni, they will need to know how to sit down [...]
Often, when a child is attending school in a public forum, they need days off from time to time, just as adults occasionally need days off from work just to recover. These days off are typically called “mental health days”. But are homeschoolers in need of these, as well?
I think we can all agree that [...]
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Parents have a lot of reasons not to homeschool, but how valid are they?
One of the best reasons, parent-wise, to school your children at home is the fact that you are going to be able to forge bonds that last a lifetime.
We are all too familiar with the concept of teens . . . angry, self-loathing adolescents who rebel in any way they can. We hear about their [...]
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