With half of the school year officially behind us as of Friday (YAY!!!), there is never an inappropriate time to take a progress check and see what’s working. I am well pleased with this 5th grade year, even if it is markedly different than the years I spent at the elementary level with the older […]
May We Have More Algebra, Please?
I will be the first to admit that, in a younger season of homeschooling, I was that parent who took jabs at the public school system. I realize now that I needed to feel better about what we were doing, and so bashing others’ choices was a shameful way of elevating myself. Now having exposed […]
On Cleaning: Who Whistles While They Work?
As a writer, few things are more pleasing than when people are blessed by my words. I am humbled by the feedback that I have gotten most recently regarding my posts about common mistakes and things I wish I’d known, etc. Yet, somewhere in the midst of coming off as the alleged know-it-all (unintentionally, […]
5 Common Mistakes that Keep Homeschools from Thriving
Hindsight truly is 20/20. If we are blessed enough, the Lord moves us from glory to glory, allowing us to reflect upon our past from a place of knowledge, understanding, and peace. Moreover, His soothing balm of grace and mercy allows us to then gracefully share with others our own missteps in the hopes that […]
Successful Homeschooling: 5 Facts I Wish I’d Known…
In a word, we have been swamped this homeschool year. Hubby has traveled extensively for work such that I do not have much day-to-day help at home. The oldest leaving for college means that I lost my at-home driver while Dad’s away. Our son’s dance activities and college-related activities increased exponentially, meaning that my taxi cab hat is on more often. […]