My high schooler is about to take the ACT for the first time. Her anxiety level is through the roof. In my efforts to help alleviate her stress and to feel more confident, I researched ACT prep options. College admissions tests are stressful, but you can prepare your child and give them ways to improve their score. Recently, we had… View Post
Homeschooling your children does not come without challenges. If you are new to it, you can find that including all of the relevant subjects are difficult enough. If you are not a musically-inclined parent, it can be difficult to incorporate music education within your child’s regime. Music education should be part of your homeschooling education, though, as it does offer… View Post
Is your homeschool relaxed and inviting? At one time, our homeschool was miserable. We were following all the “rules of school” and enjoying absolutely none of it. School had become stale and boring, and we desperately needed to add a little bit of Enchantment to our relaxed Charlotte Mason homeschool. There are many different methods of homeschooling. You can take… View Post
“How did you get him to write? He never writes for me at home.” This and a few other questions and comments similar to it were directed at me at our last enrichment classes. At first, I demurred because that’s what we Southerners do. Then I realized they were serious. They weren’t tossing compliments at me. They genuinely wanted to… View Post
Choosing a Bible curriculum is a very personal thing. We have gone through several in our years of homeschooling, and I have the partially-used curriculum to show for it. Eventually, I learned to choose a Bible curriculum that I could either adapt easily to what we believed or that included minimal commentary. Our favorite elementary bible curriculum was Grapevine Studies…. View Post
