Unraveling the Art of Learning with Andrew Pudewa

Andrew Pudewa is the founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a father of seven. Traveling and speaking worldwide, he addresses teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music issues with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. Although Andrew Pudewa is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Japan (Suzuki Method) and holds a Certificate of…

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Empower Your Homeschool Teenagers: 10 Things That Actually Work

So I’ve been in this parenting thing long enough to offer you ten ideas to empower your homeschool teenagers. I’ve entered stage four of parenting homeschooled teenagers. (My fourth (& youngest) child turned thirteen last year…so stage four). I won’t be the mom to tell you that teenagers are so hard, that teenagers are so…

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A Letter to My Homeschool High School Daughter

This is a letter to my homeschool high school daughter who is on the cusp of graduation. Dear Madelyn, here I sit with Poppy at my right side, Clover and Thistle sitting at my left, licking out the grain pail, writing my first letter to you… As Madelyn graduates from homeschool high school, I share…

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Homeschool Teen’s Perspective: How to Homeschool High School

We want a homeschool teen’s perspective on homeschooling high school, following interests, socialization, unschooling a classical education, and pursuing her life’s passions.

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How I Transitioned from Homeschool to Public High School

How I transitioned from homeschool to public high school, the heartwrenching homeschool mama’s experience, oh and the teen’s too!

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5 Ways to Parent Homeschool Teenagers to Keep You Sane

We need to devise a plan for engaging emotional challenges with our homeschool teenagers. I share five principles that have served our family.

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