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We Took One Year Off Of Homeschool – Here’s What Happened
Why we did NO school for a whole year, and how our gap year was the best educational year yet.
In March of 2022 our family decided to set off on the adventure of a lifetime – moving all 7 of us into a 150 square foot trailer and traveling the country.
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Deschooling For Seasoned Homeschoolers: Why It’s Not Just For Newbies
Have you heard of “deschooling”? Deschooling is the process of peeling away the layers of what we’ve been led to believe about education (a result of traditional schooling) and coming instead into a more natural way and understanding of learning.
Many families who leave the school system will take time to deschool, where they put academics aside to spend time adjusting to the lack of rigor, forced work and learning, and instead focus on relaxing, enjoying natural interests and spending time together. The goal is to establish family bonds and connection, and reignite a child’s natural love of learning.
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5 Must Read Books for Every Homeschool Mom
Whether you are a brand new homeschooler, or have been at it for years, reading new books can offer new thoughts and insights to our lifestyle. For many families, homeschool changes over the years as preferences, ages, and needs change. Finding new homeschool books for mom to read are a great way to help us gain new understanding and stretch us into new ways of learning.
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The Secret to a Successful Homeschool Week
Ah the end of summer, and beginning of the new homeschool year. It’s easy to walk into a new year with high expectations, excitement, and a long wish list of activities, subjects, and books to cover throughout the year. But what is it that actually makes a successful homeschool week?
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3 Things New Homeschool Moms Need to Unlearn
3 Things I Had To UNLEARN As a New Homeschool Mom
As a new homeschool mom over 7 years ago, I knew that I had a lot to learn. But I never could have imagined that first I would have to unlearn so many things. Having spent my entire education in the public and private school systems I was used to only one way of learning: being fed information through a qualified adult, memorizing and regurgitating, being tested and graded, then moving on to the next subject.
Naturally it made sense to me that our home education would look similar. Afterall, there was 13 years worth of information I was fed that I would now have to figure out how to feed to my own children. Realizing I had a lot to unlearn was a sobering thought, but its necessity brought about true freedom in our homeschool and family life.
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Back To (Home)School – How To Successfully Begin Your Homeschool Year
Remember summertime as a kid? Gosh it was purely magical. The days were wide open and long, and the air and ocean was warm. Kids ran free in the streets until well past dark playing cops and robbers and hot days were filled with lemonade, ice cream trucks, and popsicles.
Then September came. Sleepy mornings were replaced with early alarm clocks. Tank tops were tucked away in favor of shirts with sleeves and backpacks were stuffed with heavy books, gym clothes and squashed lunches. We said goodbye to the magic of summer and replaced it with homework, sports practices, and desks.
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Homeschooling Through Hardship – Job Loss, Uncertainty, & Death
Homeschooling Through Hardship & Life’s Most Difficult Seasons
I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing the day I got the call that my dad was dying. It was a call I had been mentally preparing myself for for years. I feared it every time the phone rang. But as much as I always knew it would one day come, I never quite expected it to actually come. It’s easy to assume you still have more time.
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When Homeschool Isn’t Working – 4 Things You Need to Know
It’s disheartening to come to a point where you realize that homeschool isn’t working. Many families throw in the towel and put their children in school because of the many trials and stumbling blocks they encounter. But what if there was another way?
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Motherhood, Homeschool, and Making Time for God
Prioritizing the Lord as a Homeschool Mom of 5
Honestly, some days it feels challenging to carve out time for God. There was a season where I was barely reading His Word at all because I never got to sit for more than 5 minutes, and when I did I couldn’t focus or absorb anything I was reading.
It felt useless. Hopeless. And Lonely. I was frustrated that I wanted to grow in knowledge, yet unable to study because motherhood alone was taking everything I had, and more.
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