Embracing the Project-Based Learning Season

When spring bursts, I feel invited outside and I have a keen awareness of our need to move into the homeschool project season. For the last decade, no matter the personality of my child and their preferences, I have seen a need to change up their routines around this time of the year. But what…

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the helpful homeschool dad: what he does & how he thinks

This is the homeschool dad in our home. He just turned Toby Keith on Spotify after a half-hour of listening to Spamalot. We each have a glass in hand: Me with Spanish Tempranillo and Him a glass of Moosehead. “I want to talk about me,” the song from Toby Keith, is playing, coincidentally…and we will talk…

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A fall homeschool assessment: 9 things I’ve learned

October is an atypical month to discuss homeschool planning and assessment. Typical is at the end of April when the end of a year is near completion, and a homeschool conference is around the corner. Or at the beginning of August when the start of the next year is just around the corner. But October?…

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Unveiling the Impact: Statistics on Homeschool Academics

Here’s what I’ve learned about statistics on homeschool academics by the HSLDA–Home School Legal Defense Association lawyer, Paul Ferris.

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