Homeschooling
Getting Real About Parenting
First posted March 2006: I’ve come a long way, baby. And yet so far to go. Yesterday I had one of those horrible home school days. I wish I could say they were few and far between, but they’re not. From the moment I woke up until the kids went to bed, it was one…
Crazy Busy
You know, I really thought after Volleyball season ended in November that things would calm down. Do you ever do that? Set your sights on the time when you can finally check off things on your list and breath? I do. It’s like my month is dividing into before this main event and after the…
Friday Flashback: Ramblings with Author Ronie Kendig
Flashback Fridays: We’re taking a look at where these writing moms and dads were years ago. Up today, an interview with Ronie from April 20, 2006! Check out her website for what she’s writing today! Ronie, thanks so much for agreeing to share your life and struggles with me. I was drawn to you because…
Using Routines for Focused Writing
I remember hearing a story about Charles Wesley’s mom. She had a dozen or so kids in her home of various ages, personality types, and volumes. (I bet she home schooled!) This brilliant lady had a habit, every afternoon after lunch, of sitting in her rocking chair and covering her head with her apron. That signaled…
How Do You Find the Time to Write as a Homeschooling Mom?
Have you noticed all of the happy, relieved moms about to get their lives back as their children run off to 7 hours of school each day? I confess; I’ve been secretly jealous before. Recently. Okay, every stinking year about mid-September when volleyball season is at its peak. School starting for the home-schooler means more…
How Do You Schedule the Unscheduled Days of Summer?
by Marji Laine End of school always labeled freedom. I can’t help but remember those elementary days and how we all dashed out of the school building on the last day. Some of the kids ripped their papers out of their notebooks, letting the wind carry the testimony of the hours of work away. I…
Preparing Homeschool Transcripts
I love homeschooling older kids. They challenge me with their subjects, curiosity, and creative insights. I seriously learn right alongside them, especially through the subjects that I barely scraped through when I was in school. But I don’t get such a kick out of preparing the…
Why do Homeschoolers Have Trouble with Grading?
I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to plan out the entire year in depth, but when it comes to grading, I have trouble following through. Planning gives me a road map for me and my kids. Then each week, sometimes a little less, I look through the plans to make sure…
It’s The End of Homeschool Catch Up Time of Year
I know when the temperature starts climbing that I need to get into “Ducks-in-a-row” mode. The things I put off during the holidays have spilled over into winter and now I need to set them all aside again to end my school year. Assigning grades, administering tests, and that oh-so large mountain of curriculum I…
Special Challenges for the Home-Schooling Writer
Writers who are also home-schooling moms encounter special challenges when working on their careers. I’ve been analyzing how to work through those challenges in order make the most of every writing opportunity. My first post in this series covers planning the project in order to jump directly into the story-world anytime a chance to write pops…