Are homeschool group bylaws important? It’s a pretty common question in homeschool co-ops, support groups and hybrid homeschool options. You might wonder WHY they are so important…especially since there is SO MUCH to do when you are running a group. Homeschool group bylaws remind me a lot of my grandma’s old tattered rule book. Growing
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When buying homeschool curriculum, the sheer volume of choices can be overwhelming. You want your child to be successful and you don’t want to mess this up. Because of that pressure, you may feel pushed to hurry up and pick! Don’t stress out! Even if school is starting next week, you don’t need to stress
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You may be wondering about the different methods of homeschooling. My own image of homeschooling was a direct reflection of my childhood. I was homeschooled in Kindergarten and then again in 6th & 7th grades. In Kindergarten, my mom was all about workbooks and flash cards. In middle school, it was more of the same.
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A hybrid homeschool program is simply a “combination of school and homeschooling.” Hybrid schools are half private school and half homeschool which makes them very appealing for a variety of reasons. Generally, students will do some kind of program a couple of days a week (similar to education offered at private schools) and then homeschool
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If you are starting a new homeschool co-op, you are probably wondering what you should include in your homeschool co-op handbook. Below I will outline the purpose and different parts of a handbook. There is also a sample handbook you can download to give you an idea of what you might include. When I took
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When we think about problems in public schools, we aren’t usually thinking about reading, writing, and math. Most of us who send our children to school are familiar with traditional core academic subjects (reading, writing, math, science, etc.), few of us have observed a different “curriculum” being taught. According to John Taylor Gatto, author of
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You were your child’s education expert from the moment you knew your child was coming. You paid attention. At times, some might have said you were obsessed. You cared about that baby before it was born…or if they were adopted, you cared before you knew really knew much about them. From the food they eat,
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Do you need some parenting tips to gain a little perspective on your crazy life right now. It will not always be like this! In the thick of parenting, it is so easy to get caught up in the moment and focus on all the little things that aren’t going right with our kids. Whether
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How We Started Our Homeschool Journey Have you ever stumbled on a blog and wished you could know the person in real life. I have. So, I want to try to share more about myself so you get an idea of me and my family and our homeschool and educational journey. We have 9 children.
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What does that even mean…Everybody Homeschools? Years ago, when I was in the thick of raising little kids (we had 7 kids ages 9 and under!), homeschooling, and foster parenting, I came across a book that argued that every parent homeschools. I immediately dismissed the idea at face value. NOT EVERYONE was buying curriculum, making
