I am feeling triggered all the time right now. I scroll my feeds and check stats, and the number of infections changing by the minute triggers me, the amount of deaths triggers me, the shortage of essential medical supplies, the lack of supplies in grocery stores, the sadness, the despair, the anxiety – it all… Read More »
The Two Things Needed to Start Homeschooling
As a veteran homeschool mom, people often find their way to me if they are contemplating homeschooling. Whether it is someone I already know, someone I happen to meet, or by introduction of a mutual friend who knows I homeschool and love it, I find myself being asked to share our story pretty regularly. The… Read More »
It’s School Choice Week! But what does that even mean?
National School Choice Week was started in 2011 to increase public awareness of the different educational opportunities available to all K-12 students in the U.S. It’s not about “I live in district X but really want my kid to go to the school in district Y”, although that is a part of it. It is… Read More »
How Termites (and other things) Changed Everything (for this week, at least)
Our homeschool life goes through stages. Some days everything runs so smoothly and I feel incredibly positive about what we’re doing. Other days getting Gordo to do anything is like pulling teeth and I feel scared about not knowing exactly how to entice him with what we’re learning. Sometimes we have ups and downs in… Read More »
School Done Right, An Interview with the Teacher
Many of you know that I homeschool my son. There are several reasons why Mr. Right and I decided on that path for the time being. Not liking or respecting teachers is NOT one of them. I would actually say that I have really liked and highly regarded most of the ones I’ve known. Some… Read More »
