Do you sometimes feel like you need to wear a referee shirt during the day, just to keep the peace between your children? Does it seem like a constant challenge to deal with bickering and to teach sharing? I know that there were days I felt this way. My heart would be hurting as I […]
If you read my last post HERE, you know that I believe it is important for students to have good note-taking skills as they enter high school, college, and career. And there are some simple ways to build these skills. Previously, I talked about how it is important for students to get proficient in summarizing […]
During my years as a homeschooling mom, I have had the opportunity to not only teach my own children but also other homeschoolers in co-op type classes. Doing this has been such a pleasure, but it has also given me some interesting insights to the strengths of homeschooling as well as some weaknesses. Now don’t […]
Yesterday I went to work out after having been on a “hiatus” due to busy travel, a project deadline, and a cold. Well, it wasn’t easy. The easy part was getting OUT of the exercise routine. Why is exercise so hard to work back into my schedule? This happens to me every so often. I […]
There is something about the middle of the school year that makes us all take a step back and assess what we are doing. Are we making any progress? Are there things we need to change in our schedule? Are we covering all the academic bases? Of course it is important to make sure you […]
Do you have a child like this? You know, this child is excited to tell you about something new and amazing he or she just saw outside. You hear your name as they run into the house and begin telling you all about it, but after the first few words, they hit an impasse: “Mommy, […]
For those of you who have little ones, you know immediately what I’m talking about, don’t you? Children and movement are almost synonyms. Place a child in a classroom environment, and that need to wiggle becomes even more evident. As homeschoolers, we may not be requiring our children to sit at a desk all day, […]
Industriousness. What a word. It came into my head this morning when I was reading Proverbs. I didn’t actually read that word but rather, I read the opposite character quality: “The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.” Proverbs 15:19 The way of a sluggard. […]
I know many of you saw this title and thought to yourselves, I don’t need to read that. I won’t be finished homeschooling until 100 years from now. But something made you read the post anyway… We have to believe that there is an end to this, right? A goal to reach? Believe me. When my […]
In a previous post I introduced one of the two spaces that can be challenging to answer when a homeschooled student fills out a college application. You can read that post here. Like the first space, the second one is only challenging because most of us aren’t aware of it. But with advanced notice and […]