Posts Tagged ‘new to homeschooling’
But We’re Not Done for the Year!
But We're Not Done for the Year! Veteran homeschooling mom Valerie Bonham Moon has long served the homeschooling community with her work at The Military Homeschooler, Happy as Kings, contributions to Home Education Magazine, and much more. Please join me in welcoming Valerie to Parent at the Helm with this very timely and wise advice for [...]
Homeschooling and the Art of Education
Homeschooling and the Art of Education By Linda Dobson In honor of Michelle Barone's Unschooling Summit, for which she and I spoke yesterday about the ideas behind my book, The Art of Education: Reclaiming Your Family, Community and Self, here's a snippet to invoke consideration of the practice for happier parents, which means happier [...]
Imagine a Homeschooling Day
Imagine a Homeschooling Day Part 1 of 2 By Linda Dobson Would that this institution - or some institution - could become the University of Utopia. What will it be like? It will be the most enlightened institution of higher learning in the world today...Its only purpose is to educate. What a radically novel idea for an institution of higher [...]
Solutions to Midnight Panic Attacks and Other Fun When You Start Homeschooling
Solutions to Midnight Panic Attacks and Other Fun When You Start Homeschooling By Linda Dobson I know, I know. All of those homeschooling moms you know seem so cool, collected, and self-assured. Lean in; shhh. I'm about to let you know what they went through when they started homeschooling. You know, just so you know they're human...just [...]
You Might Be Making a Mistake While Considering Homeschooling If…
You Might Be Making a Mistake While Considering Homeschooling If... By Linda Dobson Thank goodness for Jeff Foxworthy and his ability to capture our attention with his "You might be a redneck if..." approach to helping us figure out, well, if we're a redneck or not. Today we're going to take the same logical (?) approach to a new [...]
