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Curriculum Compass: Expert Guidelines for Choosing the Perfect Homeschool Curriculum

By: twainausten June 15, 2020November 10, 2024

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I went to a homeschool conference last spring, and I didn’t buy a thing. (Turns out I went with three guidelines for choosing curriculum.) So what does my lack of purchasing tell you about me? Therefore, I must be… a. No longer homeschooling. b. Already in possession of enough books to occupy a public school…

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.

why you should teach kids to handwrite (in 23 easy ways)

By: twainausten June 2, 2020August 27, 2025

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Do we even need to learn to handwrite? I’ll share 23 easy ways you can introduce it in your homeschool. Teaching kids to handwrite is an ongoing debate in the school world. Some would argue no. As I weighed the pros and cons, I determined that teaching my kids how to handwrite would mean they…