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If you’re planning to return to work when your homeschooling days are done, now — right now — is the time to start getting ready for career reentry.
If you want your students to care about writing, give them writing projects that actually matter.
It’s okay to scale way back if Pinterest-perfect holidays are making you stress more than you celebrate.
Homeschooling isn’t a competition — so why do we feel so compelled to compare our kids to other homeschoolers and traditionally schooled kids? (Hint: It’s probably more about us than about them.)
Jenn’s been struggling to find a balance between the structure and academics she needs and the fun, laidback vibe she wants her homeschool to have.
When the going gets tough, how do you juggle life and homeschooling?
Testing isn't the most important thing — but when testing creates a lot of stress for your student, a few practical strategies might help him get more comfortable with the process.
We recently found a homeschool group that my kids love. The problem: The moms are super clique-y and not very nice. Is it worth continuing in a group where I’m miserable, even if my kids are happy with it?
If your homeschool schedule isn’t making your life happier, easier, and more productive, isn’t it time to change things so that it is? Beverly has some great tips for creating a homeschool schedule that works for you.
Lauren’s excited to go back to work—but she’s not ready to give up homeschooling her two kids. We help her find a way to have it all.
We all want our homeschools to produce curious, creative kids, but we shouldn’t forget that our children copy what they see us doing. If we want our kids to love learning, we have to show them that we love it, too.
What if you planned a field trip and nobody showed? For homeschoolers, this happens more often than you might think.
The way I garden is the way I homeschooled. I planted seeds, added plenty of supplies, space and time, and hoped for the best.
When you shift your focus from WHAT to learn to HOW to learn, magical things can happen.
Building homeschool community in the age of COVID-19 requires creativity and flexibility — but you can do it. Here’s how.
There are pros and cons to giving your full attention to homeschooling — here are three questions you should ask before you pull the plug on outside work.
There’s no “typical homeschool day” in our house, but here’s a representative day from 2019, when my oldest was a senior in high school, my youngest was a 6th grader, and I was juggling homeschooling with a full-time job outside the home.
We all hope 2021 brings fewer worries, more freedom, and a return to normalcy — but much of that lies outside our control. Our reading list, on the other hand, is completely within our control, and we’ve made ours all about comfort and joy.
I hope that someday, these commonplace books will be a reminder for my kids of our homeschool days together. For me, they're already a celebration of "the good stuff," and one that I love has become a holiday tradition for our family.
My middle schooler’s homeschool community is shrinking right as friends are more important to her than ever, and it’s taking a toll on our homeschool happiness. What can we do?
My friends are all excited about homeschooling right now, but their definition of homeschooling turns out to be pretty different from mine.
Believe it or not, a well-chosen mantra can help you turn around a bad day—or at least your perception of it. And while it’s not a cure-all for challenges in your homeschool, a mantra can be just the perspective shift you need when your homeschool hits a bumpy patch.
Don’t let the fact that intersectional homeschooling is a work in progress deter you from making it part of your own homeschool.
It’s been a June full of light and fluffy reading fun.
My reading list for May was heavy on Asian history and physics, but I also made time for some vintage discoveries, twisty (but ultimately unsatisfying mysteries), and a favorite from childhood.
Choosing homeschooling when your friends are on a different path can mean part of the path is a little lonely — and that’s okay. Finding your community takes time.
Changing the world is no easy task, even if you didn’t also have to get dinner on the table, make it to co-op classes on time, and occasionally do a little math, too. But it may not be as hard to make a difference as you might think—even when your days are already packed full.
I dipped a toe into the zombie-infested waters and am having a great (and terrifying!) time exploring the genre. If you’re not typically a horror reader, I recommend giving it a try—there are books all up and down the scariness/goriness scale, and everyone can find something to suit their sensibilities.
Suzanne’s favorite graphic novels of 2019 so far include a new Lovecraft-ian horror classic, a heartwarming chronicle of … wedding planning?, and more.
You can't do everything, be everything, buy everything — nobody can. So why do homeschool moms feel so guilty about it?