What If My Student Hates Science
Obviously, these posts have turned into a series. I probably would have remarked on that fact when I did What If My Student Hates Math, except that I really couldn’t…
Read moreHow to Grade Poetry: Part Two
Have you ever assembled a child’s toy with bad instructions? That question sounds too negative. Let’s reframe it: Have you ever assembled a child’s toy with really good instructions? By…
Read moreHow to Grade Poetry: Part One
How do you come up with a formula for how to grade poetry? Poetry isn’t like math. I mean, it is like math, in the sense that it involves numbers…
Read moreWhat If My Student Hates Math?
I am not the person who should be writing this post. That was my initial thought, when I considered today’s topic. After all, I reasoned, I used to be the…
Read moreHomeschooling Isn’t A New Idea
Timeless Tips from Educators of the Past is a companion series to our Timeless Tips from Homemakers of the Past – highlighting useful and thought provoking advice from the generations…
Read moreHow to Sing Psalms with Your Children
Can you actually sing psalms with your children? I mean, obviously the Israelites sang them in the Old Testament—come to think of it, people still sang them in the New…
Read moreYour Forgotten Homeschooling Resource
Which homeschooling resource is doing the best job of teaching your students this year? When I started writing this post, a certain memory came to my mind of a student…
Read moreMusic and Education: Is it a Peripheral Subject?
Music and education. Homeschooling moms love to discuss their curriculum choices. You hear them comparing math books, and literature programs, and timelines and wall charts. But what about music curriculum?…
Read moreSurviving the Pitfalls of Scheduling
How do you survive the pitfalls of scheduling? Have you ever been part of a scheduling disaster? One of those days when you (according to the schedule) were going to…
Read moreAre Schedules Really Worth It?
Are schedules really worth it? You’re a week into the homeschooling year. The shiny gloss is starting to wear off your lovely new schedule. The kids are losing motivation. Getting…
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