Homeschooling

Back-to-School Planners

Back-to-School Planners

Another academic year is underway. There's something about September and back-to-school that helps us reset! I have a bunch of FREE specialized and academic planners on my site to help you get started. I like doing an initial brain dump and quick organization of...

How to Know If a Child Is Progressing

How to Know If a Child Is Progressing

There is often a lot of talk in new-to-homeschooling groups about being afraid their child won't progress as they had been in school. I often get questions about how parents can measure progress without the exams they are so accustomed to as a gauge for success.⠀ ⠀...

Core Beliefs About Education

Core Beliefs About Education

You already have a belief about education. ⁣   ⁣Is it merely about an imparting of pedagogical information from one person to another, or is it more?⁣ Is the adult the sole decision-maker?⁣ Is education the drilling of skills?⁣   Or, Do you aim to understand...

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Plan With the End In Mind

Plan With the End In Mind

As parents and educators, we can get a little off-kilter about educational goals. We are tempted by sparkling new curricula and we wonder if we are doing enough. ⁣ We want to do better. We'll be more organized. We'll do all the things, and all the strategies, and all...

Standardized Tests Are Ableist

Standardized Tests Are Ableist

Standardized tests are inherently ableist.   This one-size-fits-all method of evaluation is highly problematic and often debated in conventional schooling (only skimming on the fact that it’s discriminatory). In the homeschool setting, they’re an abomination.⁣...

Plan With the End In Mind

Plan With the End In Mind

As parents and educators, we can get a little off-kilter about educational goals. We are tempted by sparkling new curricula and we wonder if we are doing enough. ⁣ We want to do better. We'll be more organized. We'll do all the things, and all the strategies, and all...

Standardized Tests Are Ableist

Standardized Tests Are Ableist

Standardized tests are inherently ableist.   This one-size-fits-all method of evaluation is highly problematic and often debated in conventional schooling (only skimming on the fact that it’s discriminatory). In the homeschool setting, they’re an abomination.⁣...