For many home educators who follow the public school calendar, those lazy days of summer are no longer lazy. Like me, you might be starting to research curriculum, to develop reading lists, and to plan the semester or yearly calendar. For many will-be home educators, this time might be filled with trepidation and angst—can our […]
Helping Your Child Deal with Disappointments
“So, where are you going?” If you have a child in your life who graduated this year (or any other year, for that matter), you have heard this question at least once, if not one hundred times. For some kids, the answer is an assured trip to x college in y city. For others, the answer might be a […]
Curriculum Thoughts for the 2014-2015 School Year
Following the end of our regular school year in May, I deliberately took off from all the lesson plans, curriculum perusal, and gathering activities associated with the new school year such that I can breathe for a moment. And that’s a good thing, given that we have struggled to execute even the most minimal plan […]
The Next Round of College Visits
It’s spring, and a young man’s fancy turns to…his first college visit. It seems like such a long time ago when we were in this season for the first time with the oldest. (You can see my posts of previous visits here and here). Now our season is one of, “Where were you? Who’s this […]
How Long is a Homeschool Day?
‘Tis the season to…think seriously about homeschooling your children on next year, or so I am told. Though I could not find an exact number, experts in the field state that many households make a decision to homeschool at about this time of year. As we make that decision, somewhat unintentionally, we can […]