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January 2015

January 05, 2015

Do Homeschoolers Need More Regulation?

The number of homeschoolers grew by nearly twenty percent between 2007 and 20012. Not surprisingly,...

March 2014

March 14, 2014

Let Them Eat Pi

Pi day isn't just for nerds. Kids love to discover pi for themselves. And eating...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Day 13: Celebration

After sharing for a bit, we sat for a moment in silent gratitude for the...

January 10, 2014

Day 7: The Field Trip

The secret to a good day of homeschool is the Field Trip. (cue angels and...

January 09, 2014

Day 6: Hard Math

If I told you how many many edges and how many vertices were on a...

January 03, 2014

A Day In The Life Of Homeschooling: Day 2

This is what homeschooling looks like. Kind of boring, huh?

January 02, 2014

A Day In The Life Of Homeschooling: Day 1

For those who want to see what homeschooling might look like, I started a month...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

Can A Slave Owning General Be A Hero?

For everyone who wants to say that George Washington was the most honorable man our...

October 11, 2013

Rick Riordan Was A Homeschooler?

Rick Riordan homeschooled his son? Yup.

October 08, 2013

An Open Letter To Rick Riordan From A Nine-Year-Old Fan

A homeschooling nine-year-old invites Rick Riordan to class. Will he say 'yes'? (Plus video from...

October 04, 2013

Wondering About School Reform: Can good books and bathroom breaks fix our schools?

Why does school have to look so different from anything we would consider a healthy,...

October 03, 2013

Touching Homeschool Moment #127

In her fourth year of homeschooling now, Tara can tell story after story about the...

September 2013

September 03, 2013

Pushing Your Chicks Out Of The Nest

"Momma? Momma?" Zach was mock whispering and rocking my nearly comatose body back and forth,...

June 2013

June 15, 2013

Answers To All Your Questions About Homeschool

When it comes to homeschooling, I've answered every question and critique in the book. From...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Are You Dreading Your Kids This Summer?

"I give you a lot of credit. I could never do it. If I homeschooled,...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Dragonbox Will Teach Your Five-Year-Old Algebra. Really, truly.

Dragonbox will teach your five-year-old to do algebra. Really, truly. I'm not a big fan...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Monday Memories: Why Homeschooled Kids Are Weird

It's been more than two years since I posted this. In that time, my fear...

February 01, 2013

The Goodness of Work (and money)

All three kids came running downstairs on Monday night. They had fistfuls of cash they...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Monday Memories: Delicious Perfume

"Mom, you said we can make Chinese french fries today," Zach reminded me at least...

January 25, 2013

The Mommas Inspire Me

Homeschool mommas are a thrifty lot. Seriously, these women are no joke. When was the...

January 20, 2013

What’s Your Dream? A Family Activity For MLK Day

Tomorrow is MLK Day, and inauguration day, and a day when your family will likely...

January 15, 2013

In Pursuit Of Virtue

"Ezra, explain to me what's going on with you and Zach lately. Why are you...

January 14, 2013

Monday Memories: Get On The Bus

I've been thinking a lot about character lately. So for this week's Monday Memories re-post, I thought...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Christmas Vacation? Not So Much.

"What?!! We have to do schoolwork?" "But Mo-om, it's Christmas vacation!" The cries of my...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Monday Memories: A Long Runway

On Mondays, I repost older pieces that are somehow relevant again. Last week, a reader asked...

October 24, 2012

My Kids Grew Up – And I Like Them Better

I am currently parenting three kids, the youngest of whom is eight. Thank God. Because...

October 17, 2012

Homeschool Killed Our Sex Life

Homeschoolers love to talk about the lifestyle that homeschooling affords them. They can take vacations...

September 2012

September 18, 2012

It’s All Greek To Me

Time once again for me to lament my crappy education. The one where I never...

September 06, 2012

Contraptions

A Definition: n contraption [kənˈtrӕpʃən] a strange machine or apparatus We weren't sure if that old contraption...

April 2012

April 12, 2012

IXL – A math program to keep everyone happy

If you've been reading for awhile, you know that I have been pretty casual about...

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