Educating at Home is One of the Best Options!
Parents of school-age children often consider all their options before moving forward. For some of us, the freedom to homeschool our own kids seems both attractive and terrifying at the same time. And, if we share our thoughts with family and friends, we sometimes find strong opinions about why we CAN NOT and SHOULD NOT do this to our kids.
I’d like to be a voice on the other side of the discussion! Teaching your own kids at home is challenging, life-changing, and a priceless gift of love. There are some videos below that will help give some perspective, along with a series of articles focused on this wild and wonderful world of homeschooling. I hope you find it encouraging!
Videos About Educating at Home
Posts About Educating At Home
Are We Teaching Our Kids or Helping Them Learn?
When it comes to homeschooling, are we teaching our kids or are we helping them learn?I'd never really thought about the difference until I took my high school daughter to her first violin lesson with a new teacher, but the lesson I learned from Mr. Peacock completely...
Pondering Our Priorities
When we consider how—or if—we are going to accomplish all the things on our to-do list (especially as we consider the upcoming school year), we need to ponder our priorities. Here are four steps to help you: Step One. Ask yourself these critical—though often...
Skills for Homeschooling Moms
On Facebook, a homeschool mom asked me, "I am working on finding more clarity and intention behind homeschooling. . . Could you please share the three main skills you believe have helped you the most?" Such a great question!! And, honestly, a pretty weighty one, too....
Skills for Homeschool Moms: Part 2
Last time, I posted the first of 3 skills that will help you become more intentional in homeschooling—finding a workable routine. Today is the second post on this topic. Second Skill—Creating the Learning Environment Along with having a routine that gives you...
Skills for Homeschool Moms: Part 3
Third Skill—Becoming A Master-Teacher In the past few blogs, we've looked at the way a wise and workable routine makes homeschooling easier and how creating a learning environment will invite children into deeper levels of learning. The third skill that will transform...
Fostering Creativity and Imagination
A few weeks ago, I saw a man with his two young grandkids walking next to a flowing creek in the woods. The children held their nets in great anticipation as they eagerly scrambled over logs looking for tadpoles. It was such a perfect picture of the delight and joy of...
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American History Through Music
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