Beginning Homeschool

 My parents began homeschooling in the early 1980s, when few people had even heard of homeschooling. In fact, homeschool was such a new idea back then that my dad lobbied for legal homeschooling in the State of Washington. We have probably heard every common homeschool myth, and a few that are uncommon. I am an advocate…

If you’re like me, you’ve found yourself trying to defend your decision to homeschool. Every little advancement Every good grade Every cool field trip They all get hung up like badges to prove that our decision to homeschool was the right decision. I know, because I’ve often found myself doing this with my friends. It…

It’s hard to believe that we’re already in our fourth year of homeschooling. On one hand, it seems like day one of our first year was just yesterday. On the other hand, it feels like it was 100 years ago. Our first school year was by far the weirdest school year since my children began…

We have successfully completed one month of homeschooling. I hesitate to say successfully, because honestly, it still remains to be seen how successful we’ve been – and that is partly why I am writing this post. Yes, I am a newbie homeschool mom. So, while I may not have any timeless words of deep wisdom for you,…

I once wrote a post about what I do to make summer fun. Yea — well, I wrote that two weeks after summer vacation started — and we did those fun learning activities a grand total of 2 days the whole summer. Here’s the thing: In just a few hours my son will be walking in…