Do You Really Need a Homeschool Guru?

Why are we always looking for a guru? Someone to tell us the steps to take to avoid disaster and… Read More

There is No Crystal Ball of Education

My childhood phone number was 3-5679. It was a big deal when we had to start dialing all seven numbers.… Read More

I recently read a comment that middle school is about getting prepared for high school. What? I thought middle school… Read More

Are you ready for a fabulous giveaway? I’ve teamed up with my friend Angela at Nurtured Roots, and we’ve put… Read More

Yesterday, I hopped on Periscope to talk about planning (or my lack thereof) and picked out some new read-alouds for… Read More

So many people think of homeschooling as something you do to your kids. However, through my years of homeschooling I… Read More

Do you realize how fearless you are? How much courage you have? Society often portrays homeschoolers as naive, fearful families… Read More

Embracing the freedom of homeschooling is part of my homeschool mindset. Why? Because learning is a 24/7 sport, whether we… Read More

I’ve been perusing everyone’s “must read” homeschooling books and have found that my list is very different. Maybe mine is… Read More

My grandmother was born in 1931, and she was one of the first people I knew to have a personal… Read More

If you only take one idea from unschoolers, this should be the one. Strewing was coined by Sandra Dodd many… Read More