I was at a McDonald’s PlayPlace years ago – long before I was considering homeschooling. There was a man with his daughter there and she was probably around 5 years old. He very confidently said to her, “Hey honey, why don’t you read that big list of rules up there?” He looked at me…
A package came in the mail today and I proudly help it up to my husband. “This teacher’s manual cost almost $80!” My husband gave me a raised eyebrow look that said, “Man, homeschool can be expensive…but what can you do, right?” I triumphantly said, “But I got this used and…
I don’t know about you, but my stock of craft supplies has been dwindling due to world events. All three of my kids love art, creating, and all things crafting…and my depleted art box shows it. Going to the grocery store right now is a huge pain that involves face masks, lysol, hand sanitizer, and gloves…
Let’s be honest. Most of us do not use the large majority of information we learned in school on an everyday basis. Can you even remember the content of the classes you took in high school? The math classes? Literture classes? Electives? They are all a bit blurry for me now, except for two things. I remember dropping…
Who in the world hears “standardized testing” and doesn’t have a simultaneous desire to take a nap and have an anxiety attack? Standardized tests are universally horrible and I always thought I would never subject my homeschooled kids to them…at least not for a long time. Did you know that public school kids take…
