Gone are the days where you had to become a year-round P.T.A/P.T.O. member, classroom volunteer, tutor, or field trip chaperone in order to serve in some noteworthy capacity at your child's school. There are so many ways to get involved nowadays that we, as parents, have no excuse for our passivity or inactivity. If you prefer more of … Continue reading Box Tops Benevolence
There are a lot of things I've learned in my adult years of life and one of those things is to never be too hasty in throwing away ideas, information, and objects. If they were important to you at the time, then they could possibly be important to you in the future. That may be the pack … Continue reading Structure: Step #3 – Build Your Home with SMART Goals
Please don't judge me for what I'm about to tell you, and here it is... I'm an habitual homebody. That's right. I said it. I absolutely LOVE being at home, and I'm not saying this in a "couch potato" sort of way. Just pencil me in as the classic textbook version of a mom who could keep herself … Continue reading Homeschooled, Not Housebound
My online lexical companion, Dictionary.com, lists one of the definitions of "expectation" as "something expected; a thing looked forward to". Sounds like a pretty straight forward definition, right? Well, so you would think, but let me quickly turn your attention to just how convoluted the practical application of this meaning can be. Here we go. Think about the numerous times … Continue reading Structure: Step #2 – Follow-up with Expectations
As a parent, you won't have much if any say in what teaching methods are presented to your children when you send them away for 7+ hours in a day. You do, however, have control over what you expose your child to within the confines of your own home. Whether homeschooling or not, it's important … Continue reading Visual Aids for the Interactive Learner
In my opinion, teaching is one of the most admirable professions an individual could fulfill. Coming from a daughter whose mom was a Kindergarten and First-Grade Teacher for 30+ years, I've had a lifetime of being under teacher influences. Through my own school environments or those of my mom's, I was continuously surrounded by a host … Continue reading Top 10 Must-Haves for Your Homeschooler
What I'm about to discuss with you is not something that you're unaware of and it's certainly not one of those subjects, like college Calculus III, that you've more than likely never experienced or had a desire to understand. I mean I can appreciate a challenging mathematics class like the next mom; but when it … Continue reading Structure: Step #1 – Start with a Schedule
Okay, so I used the word, "Blitz" in this post's title, but I'm using it in the less aggressive sense of its meaning. What I'm trying to say is that I'm currently existing in the back-to-school mode, where a lot of my concentration right now involves managing all of the chaos that comes with getting three children … Continue reading Back-to-School-Blitz (BTSB)
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