I’ve failed as a teacher. Will homeschooling be different?
I’m not proud of this. I have failed as a teacher. I quit my first full-time teaching job at the end of the first week. Almost 25 years later, it still hurts. On the road Back in the 1990’s, I had recently married in Maine and was working a retail job...
Sink or Swim: Plan to Finish Homeschooling Well
Homeschooling the high school years and beyond If you haven’t already laid a path for your children while they were in middle school, high school is the time to work out the big picture and start to zero in on the “how”. The big picture of what? What are the kids...
Review of Singapore Math: No more tears for word problems
No more word problem tears: A review of Singapore Math. This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using this link. I wasn’t the greatest math student, I’ll admit. I put off...
Book Review of Answers for Homeschooling – Top 25 Questions Critics Ask
Whether hip-deep in the trenches of homeschooling, or struggling with your local public school, Israel Wayne has well-thought answers for your questions about how to homeschool. He walks the talk, having been home-educated back when it was illegal, and now he partners...
Getting Started with Homeschool: Basic Supplies
The beauty of homeschooling is the flexibility of your environment. In this post, we will talk about the tools of the trade, the basic infrastructure of the home classroom. Your philosophy of education, or approach to homeschooling, determines this framework,...About Kathy
