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Music is a Life Skill
Many of us consider music an elective and one of those homeschool subjects that we may “get to.” But I contend that music is a life skill which informs us in many areas of our lives. Chiefly, It allows our kids to develop executive functioning as well as transferable...
Celebrate Back to School!
Back to School with Confidence! Hey there, homeschooler! Can you believe it’s about time to prep for the coming school year? Summer is rushing by, as it always does, and back to school sales are starting up again. Before you are in the midst of all of the fall...
Advanced Placement for the Homeschooler
Advanced Placement for the Homeschooler. Is this even a thing? Launching our homeschooled students can feel trickier than ever before. We have college costs and world view to contend with. Many homeschooling parents are looking for the least expensive, most time...
Stand Out!
Stand Out: How to Maximize your High School Years Each year there are roughly 15.4 million high school students in America, with 25% of those students from 24,000 high schools. Each of those high schools has a “Best;” the best football player, scholar, performer,...
After Action Your Homeschool Year
Doing an after-action review on last year's homeschooling might be the last thing on your mind. After all, school’s out for summer! We had a great year, learned a ton, read the best books, and wrote some amazing papers - commence summer schedule, baby! But before you...
Celebrate 4th of July!
Certain Holidays get celebrated big time at our house, and the 4th of July is one of them! We love this country and the principles it was founded on. But we don’t consider ourselves proud Americans- more like grateful Americans. We had the opportunity to choose our...
Future of Work
The future of work is an important topic. It's where our kids will live. We are training our kids for that future, whether we are mindful of it or not. Homeschooling offers us many opportunities to prepare them. Today's students will be working at jobs not yet...
Why Learn German?
Why should your child study German? Honestly, the best reason of all is simply because they want to. Whether the interest comes from family heritage, an interest in history, or just that it sounds “cool,” that internal drive is what motivates students to move beyond...
Homeschooling: There has Never Been a Better Time!
Homeschooling has been an educational alternative since the late ’80s, eventually becoming legal in every state. It wasn’t really until 2020 that homeschooling was normalized as the entire world stayed home and muddled through homeschooling, homeworking, home sanity...
Why Study Spanish?
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” - Charlemagne This quotation from Charlemagne is timeless. We have always heard that it is beneficial to learn another language, but do we really believe it? Well, I do. My Visit to Spain As a cautious high...