Social Disorientation Dealing with social disorientation. In this cheeky post, I shared why I am not worried about the overall “socialization” of our kids. However, I had to concede that homeschool kids’ lives can sometimes be very insular and shut off from popular culture, and ideology. As a first generation homechool mum, I don’t … Read more
Which Ball? Home educators have many balls to juggle at once. So, which ball specifically am I talking about here? The academic ball! It can happen so easily, but it’s also easily fixed. So, don’t be discouraged. Get it sorted! I’m sure you know what I mean. You turn around to check on your … Read more
Time Spent Reflecting I almost can’t believe it has been two and half years since we started homeschooling! This week I took some time to reflect, along with our kids, on what we’ve loved, loathed, and learned during our homeschool adventure so far. Let’s begin with what the children had to say. It’s probably useful … Read more
If you are brand new to homeschooling, I know how overwhelming the whole set up is. Especially choosing curriculums. Now that we’re heading into our third year of homeschooling, I’m starting to feel pretty confident about what we are doing, and how to make choices. As we get close to 2025, I’d like to share … Read more
We often expect more from our kids than we do from ourselves, don’t we? We expect our kids to have the motivation to finish school work because we say so, or because all kids simply have to. If somebody asked us to go to work today just because, would we? I mean, if we … Read more