When our family began making plans to homeschool, my first concern was how to do it legally. I had taught in the public school system for more than a decade and had no desire to inadvertently break any truancy...
The first day of school for my family is just around the corner and we are beyond excited!
My five-year-old daughter will be starting kindergarten virtually through a nearby school, and I’ll be doing homeschool preschool with my three-year-old daughter....
We started homeschooling for many traditional reasons. We wanted to focus our kids' education on our faith and have more time as a family. We also chose homeschooling out of concern for some of today's educational trends, etc., etc. We've...
It's official - schools in South Carolina are closed until the end of the month, and it's happening all over the country, as states make plans to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by practicing "social distancing."
We have been homeschooling...
I was you two years ago.
My daughter was going into kindergarten and, while I was excited to begin our homeschool journey, I was also full of questions and what-ifs.
What if we didn't get along as well over math as...
We are in our sixth year of homeschooling now, and it has been a grand adventure of getting to know my children better, figuring out what works for our family, and of seeing what I am learning - usually...
As we wrap up week two of our second year of homeschooling, I find myself reflecting on some of the lessons I learned during my first year teaching at home. I'm by no means an expert, and I can...
It's back-to-school time, which for me, brings up all sorts of nostalgia and memories of new crayons, new lunchboxes, new clothes, new everything.
Like most people in the United States, I grew up attending school. You probably did, too, either public...
Our family began homeschooling six years ago, and although a lot of energy went into making plans and considering curriculum, my first concern was how to do it legally. I had taught in the public school system for more...
Six months ago I went from working in a box (aka a cubicle) for 15 years to suddenly working from the comfort of home. It was literally a dream come true for me, minus the pandemic, of course. In...
When our family began making plans to homeschool over five years ago, my first concern was how to do it legally. I had taught in the public school system for more than a decade and had no desire to...
So you did it! You decided to homeschool! You either didn't register your children, or you went to the school and withdrew them, and you answered the questions from well-meaning relatives and friends about why and how and now...
When I was attending Columbia International University, I remember the Dean of Women addressing us in chapel one day, asking how many of us had ventured out into Columbia in the past couple of weeks.
Beyond the Harbison Wal-Mart, that...
Note: This post is sponsored by and written in collaboration with South Carolina Calvert Academy.
The smell of a new notebook, the sharp points on a new box of crayons, full length pencils with no teeth marks - are only...
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