I dream (and I dream BIG) of one day being able to leave my 9-5 nursing job and spend the days frolicking through the wilderness with my family, appreciating creation and all God has given us. I imagine a beautiful homestead with a fruitful garden; animals happy to give us their milk, eggs, and meat;…
Why ADHD Pushed us to Consider Homeschooling
The fact that my younger child has ADHD was what initially led us to consider the possibility of homeschooling. We struggled with everything! Poor grades, breakdowns while completing homework, less than ideal behavior at school, etc. We quickly realized that our outgoing, feisty, ADHD girl did not fit into the box that public school expects…
How we are planning for our first full year homeschooling
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Setting up Our Homeschooling Room in Preparation for this Year
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Homeschool Binder Organization for Our Full First Year of Homeschooling
When we first began homeschool in the fourth semester of last school year, we mostly de-schooled and were just kind of winging it. I quickly realized if we were going to do any kind of organized learning, I would need to get MUCH more organized! Of course, I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel, so…
Why We Chose the Eclectic Homeschooling Style
When I first began thinking of homeschooling, my primary reasoning was for my ADHD child who, simply put, does not fit inside the box that public school creates. We would study spelling words while she rolled back and forth on her roller skates, read her assigned books hanging upside down in the dining room chair,…
Are you desperate to homeschool, but working full time?
So am I and so do I. Public school is no longer an option, but the ever-so-coveted (in the nursing world at least) Monday through Friday job poses certain obstacles when it comes to homeschooling a 10 and 7-year-old. So how am I doing it? As you probably know, homeschooling realistically takes only a fraction…
