Homeschooling

Seven *more* things that homeschoolers should stop doing if they want to live a stressfree and awesome homeschooling life. For real.

Dear Homeschoolers, Please Stop. I’m serious this time.

Awhile back, I wrote a piece called Dear Homeschoolers, Please Stop. It detailed seven things we should stop doing as homeschoolers in order to have an easier, more awesome experience. Well. I’m still homeschooling and I’m still taking notes. So, for your entertainment and enlightenment, here are seven more things we should stop doing if …

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Is your kid shy? Overly chatty? Somehow doesn't do well in a group? It's obviously because they're homeschooled, right? No. It's not that at all.

It’s Because They’re Homeschooled: No, Actually It’s Not

While the decision to homeschool might affect your child in many ways, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who still believe that kids are shy (or loud. or talkative. or introverted. or…) simply because they’re homeschooled. You’ve probably dealt with this, too. Let me give you an example from our experiences. …

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There are a lot of things kids should learn, and some of them won't even show up in a curriculum. Here is my list, and it's different than what you expect.

10 Real Life Things Kids Should Learn That Aren’t In A Curriculum

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are important, no doubt. But there are a lot of other things kids should learn that will help them function in the real world—and they’re not the things we are going to find taught in any curriculum. This list might be a little different than what you’re expecting. So, here goes. …

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Homeschool Community: You Had One Job

When you become a homeschooling family, one of the things you immediately look for is a supportive, helpful, encouraging homeschool community. Because that’s the purpose of a community. One could say that encouragement and support is a homeschool community’s job. Homeschool community, you had one job. And sometimes, homeschool community? You’re failing at that job. …

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