Sometimes I feel bad for my family. I can be very meticulous and it can translate into the constant need to correct something. There’s fine tuning, analyzing, maybe even over organizing and over analyzing—sometimes the smallest of things. It can get out control if it’s not tamed. I recognize though that there are those times where it really matters. It’s in the…
Homeschooling As A Supplement Series – Educational Philosophies & Ideals
One commonality that exists between my wife’s life journey and my own is that our past educational experiences have played vital roles in charting the courses for our respective paths and life philosophies. She specifically recalls her middle school years and how so many aspects of her life had changed. She began to understand herself, her…
Homeschooling As A Supplement Series – Setting the Foundation
As parents, we cannot determine the paths our children will take once they become students. We cannot choose their curricular passions, define their strengths, or overcome their weaknesses for them. We do, however, have the power to propel them towards the outer rims of their potential as lifelong learners. To use a sports analogy, think…
How to Find Time for Yourself As a Homeschooler
I’m in the 7 month of the first year of my homeschooling journey and I have a confession to make. It’s hard as heck. It’s hard as heck for reasons you would never think. Homeschooling is a job and even a career for some, but the hardest part is managing work/life balance—especially because…
10 Things Parents Should Be Grateful For
What is the Thanksgiving holiday about again? O Yes, being thankful—a tradition that begun because Americans remember the day that Pilgrims invited Native American allies to feast with them. The husband wanted me to write about my indifference towards this holiday and I said “no” because I thought it had nothing to do with the…