I recently had one of those “A Ha!” moments – my children were not born with a responsibility gene in place. Yes, I will actually have to teach and train responsibility into my children! (as well as all those other school-y type subjects…) First let’s start with the “whys” we have to: Responsibility builds character qualities and attitudes that … Read more
Lexi @ Lextin Academy — Celebrating Our First Weeks of School We school year-round here at our house, but we do have an official start date for each new year. And I will admit that our summer school is a much lighter schedule with more fun extras like art and logic. So, when summer comes … Read more
Our children are with us for such a short season, it’s so key not to waste the time away. As I spent the evening with a great group of homeschool moms, some that are in the throws of diapers and teaching little ones to read, some teaching multiplication tables and others of us that are … Read more
I approached a woman in my church who has become the go-to person for all things homeschooling. She has graduated three highly intelligent girls and still is in the process of schooling her younger two. She has been in charge of the local community homeschool co-op for years and is highly resourceful and knowledgeable. I … Read more
When I first decided to homeschool, I started the research process. When you go online and Google homeschool, there is so much to read and study. There is just a wealth of information. I spent hours (probably more like days or months) reading everything I could get my hands on. I went to the … Read more