by Marianne | Encouragement
I loved going to school everyday as a kid. I loved the tidy rows of desks and the matching textbooks and workbooks. I loved completing assignments and checking of all the boxes. When I first began homeschooling, I set out to create this same environment for my own...
by Marianne | Encouragement
I read a beautiful blog post last week from Sara at Classically Homeschooling that really got me thinking. Sara is a classical educator (as is my family) and was writing about homeschooling ‘non academic’ kids with the classical method. The classical model...
by Marianne | Encouragement
What does a homeschool mom need? Here are five things that may surprise you and one easy way to get them! 20 years! That is a long time. Â It is also a really long time to have been homeschooling! I’ve been through all of the stages: the ignorant, inflated...
by Marianne | Encouragement, Teaching Tips
Having trouble with productivity in your homeschool? Become more consistent thanks to the best homeschool hacks from a veteran homeschool mom of eight! It is not uncommon for homeschooling parents to get overwhelmed from time to time. I jokingly refer to February (and...
by Marianne | Encouragement
Kids still in their pajamas at noon? Chores not finished? Schoolwork not getting completed? Transform your homeschool by changing your habits one at a time. Here’s how! Kids still in their pajamas at noon? Â Chores not finished? Â Schoolwork not getting completed?...
by Marianne | Encouragement
If you prefer to listen to this post, click the play button below. Do you have a perfectionist child? Â One that is unsatisfied with pretty much anything they accomplish? Sometimes even when they’ve done a good job? Â It’s sad to watch our kids missing out...