New Homeschooler

Setting Homeschool Goals Planning homeschool goals and objectives isn’t always easy. I remember when we first started homeschooling, I had these grand plans for what we would accomplish throughout our first year. What I didn’t  have was a concrete outline of our goals, therefore actioning on completing them was tough. I discovered, over time, that […]

My son was that kid. The one who figured out how our Roku® worked, showed his dad and I how to use it, and even figured out how to bypass the parental controls…at age 8! By age 12 he had taught himself a couple different programming languages and had set up his own internet server. […]

When we first started homeschooling, we followed a traditional school schedule for several years. We would work from September to June, about 180 days, and then take 10-12 weeks of summer vacation. This is what we were accustomed to. It’s common for many families to homeschool following this type of schedule, especially since many of […]

My child has always been an eager and enthusiastic learner who excelled throughout her entire elementary school years.  She worked hard to maintain good grades and always made honor roll. As a parent, I was very involved and would always make sure that she studied, did her homework and was prepared for school.  All of […]

Homeschooling a Bullied Child I’m an accidental homeschooler. How did I accidentally start homeschooling, you ask? My oldest daughter was constantly being bullied in middle school. She had had enough. I had had enough. Bullying in schools seems to be out of control and we were done. There was no way I was going to […]