How to teach composition in an interesting, motivating, and effective way can look like an overwhelming task. For some strange reason, students can be remarkably unenthusiastic about writing assignments. Even…
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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 of educators who…
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What do you do if your student hates school? Most homeschooling parents feel a certain amount of pressure to succeed. Some of this pressure is applied by external sources. Some…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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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