I need a big picture right now. I need to better prioritize in our home and school. Why are there so many times I have to say no, when as the keeper of our home it should be a place pleasing to God. It should be a home that is full of things to inspire … Read more
What makes up the education of our children? Math, language arts, history, geography and science isn’t it? Well the fact that we homeschool our children means we can do things different doesn’t it? Do we have to just do math and science and language arts??? Of course not. We can mix things up a … Read more
What are Workboxes? I have had this questions many times, so let’s start here. Workboxes are an organization system for homeschooling. Pretty simply you put one assignment in each box and your child now has a visual outline of what is to be accomplished that day. What Benefit Does Using Workboxes Have? For us Workboxes … Read more
When our family first began homeschooling, our thought was that each of our children would attend a four-year college after their high school graduation to further their education. Struggles with some learning disabilities in one of our children brought us to further consider this initial assumption. The fundamental question is not what we want, but … Read more
When I hear the term, “Unschooling,” I instantly think of those internet memes that circulated a while back with the various photos depicting “what society thinks we do,” “what our friends think we do,” and so on. The term unschooling seems to take on different meanings depending on who is using it. Some seem to assume the student just … Read more