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Schoolhouse Expo Freebies

  Last week I wrote about the Schoolhouse Expo,  but now that I’ve had a chance to download the freebies, I’m even more excited.  Yes, the Expo has excellent speakers, from  Susan Wise Bauer and Diana Waring to Andrew Pudewa and Clay and Sally Clarkson.  And I’m really looking forward to learning from them…. but RIGHT NOW […]

Q: How do you do it all? A: You don’t have to.

Just how can I get it all done?  This is the question that haunted me for many years.  There were so many things that needed doing, and I just couldn’t get them all done.  So I read time management books (for fun and relaxation) and I did learn a lot from them.  But… I still […]

The Schoolhouse Expo

  It’s homeschool conference season!  I’ve always loved going to our local conference to hear inspiring speakers, look at all those lovely tables full of curriculum, meet friends, and eat a lunch away from my own dining room table.   Last year I was too ill to go.  This year I’m hoping to attend the […]

While Our Things Have Fairly Well-Defined Places, the Children are Free to Roam

Ever since I spent several sunny spring afternoons on my parent’s barn roof studying geography, I’ve understood that learning can happen anywhere.  In fact, sometimes the unusual places get the best results. I got 100% on that course, an unheard-of mark in our high school. With that in mind, how do we organize our space […]

High School Marks

I love homeschooling and its incredible academic benefits.  On the other hand, I do not love marking, and the niggling doubts that it brings to my mind.  Fortunately, where we live grades are not required, and therefore my younger children never receive them.  (They do get happy faces for perfect pages, though.)  On the other […]