My daughter has no problems at all with reading. She reads above her level, has great reading comprehension, and truly seems to enjoy reading. And for all of that I am extremely grateful! One of her best friends, who is also homeschooled, is on the opposite end of that spectrum. He struggles with dyslexia, and [...]

Well, the new year is under way. I am looking at the things we did last semester. I’m pretty sure we didn’t do enough. How can that be? We work almost every day at school. Ok, so sometimes our school days are not long enough. But when I look back at the stuff we have [...]

  Happy New Year! Do you have resolutions? Every year I make this list of things I want to accomplish. I don’t think about it again until about July, and then the week of Christmas I get weirded-out because I haven’t accomplished the things on my New Year’s resolutions. One thing I really need to [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope all of you are having a great holiday week! I know that not everyone celebrates in the same way, but this time of year is so full of holidays and warm family times. I hope that you are taking advantage of this time. I also know that school [...]

Did you know that homeschooling was a growing trend? I live in an area that has decent schools, relatively speaking, and still I meet a lot of parents who are new to homeschooling or who are considering homeschooling. I believe that “the establishment” is not reporting correct numbers of homeschooling children. Part of the reason [...]