I know I have mentioned before that my oldest daughter applied to go to Cyber Academy which is part of our public school system.  Well we are awaiting for the call to say she has been accepted.  In the meantime she has decided to start a blog about this whole experience of going to school.  Writing [...]

We’re a pretty typical homeschooling family, doing our best to work through our chosen curriculum.  But I’ve discovered one thing it’s missing, and that’s handwriting.  It seems to be something  a lot of homeschoolers overlook.   The kids do plenty of writing as part of their Language Arts program, or History or whatever else, but not [...]

Are you considering home schooling? I know that this can be a scary proposition. How will you manage your day? What curriculum to use? Will it work for your child? What will your family say? Many of us who are “accidental home schoolers” can relate to your questions and concerns. As a parent, I thought [...]

I know summer is a long way off, but the beginning of the new year tends to make me reassess where we are in our curriculum, and to do some planning for the rest of the year.  Thinking about summer plans just kind of goes along with that.  I’m sure there will be a few [...]

The younger your kids are, the more natural education at home seems.   Preschoolers and kindergarteners are used to spending most of their time at home with their family, in familiar surroundings, so it only seems natural that when they begin school, homeschooling is a logical transition.   It won’t feel different or strange, and pretty soon [...]