“We homeschool for the flexibility.” Oh, how often have I heard or said that phrase? The freedom of planning, scheduling, and schooling on our own timetable is priceless. For years, we schooled on a non-traditional calendar year schedule; it worked for us. It is nice to take vacations during the off-season. It is nice to…
There is a good chance I will step on a few toes today. I’m ok with that. Because there was a time that this would have stomped all over my toes. I’m speaking from experience here. Your cell phone is a significant problem in your homeschool day. Why our cell phones might be distracting us…
I used to have a major hang-up about not starting our school day until everything was tidy. About three or four years into homeschooling I realized that corralling three little kids, tidying things up, and getting starting school at a time that allowed us to be done before we had to get out the door…
So many new homeschoolers think the answer to their homeschool problems is finding the best method or the perfect curriculum. I’m here today to tell you that neither of those are the answer — there is something else that will make your homeschool more effective and easier to do. Instead, an effective homeschool comes from…
It’s January. That means you are probably doing a little reset in your homeschool. Maybe you are making some small changes, maybe you are making BIG ones. Or maybe they all just feel big. I know my homeschool changes always do. I get a plan in my head and then come out roaring like a…
My whole life, I’ve been notoriously bad at mornings. So bad that my online persona jabs at my name, Dawn, by making it “dusk.” I even have a standard response when someone mentions an excessively early time, “There’s a 5am?!” with shock and awe. My school days, college, even work days pre-kid began as late…
Sometimes we like to share the case studies of moms who are rocking this homeschool thing. Below is one such story. Nadine Dyer is here today to share with us her experience with the our homeschool consistency course. A homeschool mom with two kids, Nadine has always struggled to find her groove and have the…
It’s 2023 and many of us are familiar with online delivery methods. There is the ebook, typically a straightforward delivery of information. Then there is the online course, which includes modules of info, extra tools, and action items to help you work through a process and find a solution. You might be wondering, though, what…
Last week I ruffled a few feathers (93 people unsubscribed, y’all) with the idea that teaching from rest isn’t a passive activity. Today, despite the danger to my email list, I am tackling what being faithful looks like. How can we be sure that we are doing our part for restful teaching? In Teaching from…
I’ve noticed that my attitudes get passed along to my children with pretty much zero effort on my part. When I am happy, things mostly flow along happily. When I worry, their worry amps up. When I am frantic, so are they. When I am calm … well, there’s always an exception to prove the…
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