Have you ever felt burned-out from homeschooling? Numerous things can cause a feeling of burn-out when a mom has been homeschooling for years. Physical exhaustion can lead to burn-out, because homeschool moms don’t usually get enough sleep or exercise (self-care). Can I hear an amen? Homeschool moms can also get emotionally drained from stress. …
As an educator, the thing I love most about homeschooling, is our ability to provide individualized education plans for each of our children. I don’t know about you, but each of my children were very different. In order for me to teach them well, and prepare them for life ahead, I needed to make sure …
The curriculum is ready. The lesson plans are in order. All core subjects are covered. It’s going to be a great homeschool year. Please, don’t forget the arts! As a homeschool mom who also holds a degree in music, I’m here to stress the importance of music education. Music and art can be very easy …
I was once a homeschooling mom who wanted to do it all. I taught my children with a full load of curriculum and then taught dozens of music students in the afternoon. It looked great on the calendar. All the little boxes were filled in with different colored ink. There was just enough time to …
Because I’ve completed my years of homeschooling, I have the benefit of hindsight. I also like to be completely honest, and not just write to get lots of readers on my blog. So, today I would like to talk about some of the negative things that can happen as a result of homeschooling. They may …
One of my intentions as a homeschool teacher was to prepare them to be self-directed learners. This would help them be able to take any course or syllabus and learn on their own. I intentionally tried to prepare them by teaching them basic study skills and having them use their own lesson planning book. In …
