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What I Wish I Had Known as a New Homeschool Dad

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Are you just starting out on this homeschooling journey? Here are 10 things I wish I’d known when I was a new homeschooling dad..... continue reading here

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Important Things That a Test Can't Measure

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When I get an email or phone call from a parent whose child has scored poorly on a standardized test, my immediate hope is that the child hasn’t taken the test scores to heart.
Important Things That Tests Can't Measure - All About Learning Press

 

You see, I’ve seen what can happen when a child takes a test score too seriously. The shoulders slouched in defeat. The voice shaking with embarrassment. The sad eyes letting you know that your child is sorry to have let you down. 

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Homeschool Scheduling: I wish I'd known in my early years

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Guest post by DianaWaring.com  
Diana Waring
Dear Friends,
I have one bit of advice for you that I wish I'd known in my early homeschooling years.
Ready?
Don't schedule every minute or every hour. In fact, be very slow to add anything to your minimum "must-do" list.
The reason?
Having sufficient free time is critical to the long-term success of homeschooling.
And, here's why:
  • Your kids are not robots when it comes to learning. Some days they will be eager to learn; other days they will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed. Having the freedom in your schedule to work with the days when everything goes well AND the days when everything goes wrong makes your homeschool sustainable over the long haul.
          
  • You are not a robot when it comes to parenting/teaching. Some days you will be eager to teach, cook, clean, drive, discuss, and let your kids make a messy art project. Other days you will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed,.... read more

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They will grow up. Preparping your children.

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Some days, it feels as if my young children will never grow up, and ten days feel like ten years. Some days, I blink and they are grown and graduated, and ten years flew by like ten days. So how do we create the best path for our kids from birth to life after graduation?


My goals might be: I want my children to unquestioningly obey God's commands and my commands.... continue reading

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Sweet Overwhelmed Mama

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The following is a letter to a mother I don’t even know personally, but my heart went out to her when I read her post about the loss of her daughter and feeling the need to get back to homeschooling just one week later.  “.... It has been a hard process ... but I don’t want them to fall behind.... continue reading

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