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A mother wears so many hats and holds so many different jobs. Caretaker. Provider. Encourager. Therapist. Chef. Chauffeur. Supporter. Doctor. And if you’re homeschooling your child, you can add one more job to your resume–teacher.…

Will there be school this fall? “No question,” said Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in mid-June. Great. That answers that question, right? Pennsylvania has seen an overall decline in positive COVID-19 cases, so kids can go…

The majority of families who homeschool are in it for good. Meaning, they either strongly feel that homeschooling is what’s best for their child, or they simply love doing it. But there are many who…

Janet Gurney faced every parent’s worst nightmare when her son, Zach, was diagnosed with cancer at 8 years old. For three and a half years, their lives consisted of doctor’s appointments and chemo treatments, which…

Let’s clear one thing up right away…cyber school is not school taught by robots or cyborgs. Nor should cyber school be confused with homeschooling. While the two forms of schooling do share some similarities, there…

Deciding on how to educate your child is one of the biggest, most important choices you’ll ever have to make as a parent. Do you opt for the “traditional” classroom experience that public schools offer?…

Deciding on how to educate your child is one of the biggest, most important choices you’ll ever have to make as a parent. Do you opt for the “traditional” classroom experience that public schools offer?…

  Part 2: Socialization Isn’t an Issue for Homeschooled Children In our last post, we discussed what socialization actually means and how it applies to homeschooling. If you have experience with homeschooling, you probably cringe…

  Part 1: What is socialization in general and pertaining to homeschooling? The “S” word. It’s the one word that utterly exhausts and exasperates every homeschooling parent. Socialization has become the focal point of nearly…

As you’ve undoubtedly read and heard several times over the past few weeks, more than 55 million students in the United States are now home, with schools shut down from coast-to-coast due to the COVID-19…

A non-homeschooler’s perspective on sheltering in place We’re nearly a month into self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Life has certainly changed in a number of ways–most notably, much of the country’s workforce that’s fortunate…

As families across the country settle into the world of home-based education, it’s fair to ask this question: are you happy with the education that your child is receiving? Are you content with the typical…