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Avoid the Summer Slide

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Now that the spring semester and 20/21 school year are winding down, I suspect many parents have closed the “school” door and locked it shut, moving on to summer. That’s…

Got the Homeschool Blues?

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In all my years of homeschooling, the month of February was consistently the most difficult. The end of February was into the second semester enough that my students no longer…

A Future-Focused Homeschool

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This fall I’ve been spending some time with a great group of teens in a Career Explorations class. As part of the class, each student utilized an assessment tool called…

What About Dual Enrollment?

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Should My High Schooler Dual Enroll? If you have a high schooler, you have probably contemplated whether or not dual enrollment is something your student should pursue. While dual enrollment…

5 Reasons to Homeschool through High School

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When we started homeschooling, friends, families, and even strangers had all kinds of questions and opinions. “Homeschooling for kindergarten is okay, but you’ll eventually want to put them in school.”…

This Group, That Group, No Group. Which is Right for You?

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“I’m new to homeschooling. Is there a group or program that I can join?” The above question has been asked repeatedly on Facebook groups, blogs, and listserves, especially in this…

Is My Student Learning Enough?

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The end of the semester brings on not only feelings of accomplishment and perhaps some relief and anticipation of a break, but also reflection. Quite often, this is also the…

Embracing Dyslexia

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Last month was Dyslexia Awareness Month. While about one in five people are impacted by dyslexia, my observation points to that number being a bit higher in homeschooling circles. Parents often come…

The Season of Self Doubt

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After several weeks into the homeschooling year, you are hopefully starting to hit a nice little groove. Even with an adjustment to new schedules in the beginning, or maybe a…

The Top 5 Ingredients

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With the recent release of the CDC guidelines for the reopening of schools, scores of concerned parents are reaching out to homeschooling groups exploring alternatives and looking for some advice…

How to Legally Homeschool in Michigan

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When I first started homeschooling, one of the first questions I would hear is “You can do that?” Some inquiring had a hard time wrapping their brain around the fact…

Safe and Sane

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I usually do a bit of planning in advance on what topics I think would be most helpful each month. For March, when we are in the thick of registration,…

The Gift of Time

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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. ~William Penn A new semester always feels like a fresh start! Add that to a new year, and January…

Homeschooling Through the Holidays

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The holidays, as joyful as they can be, are also sometimes hectic with a plethora of activities, making homeschooling moms already stretched for time feeling a little less than jolly.…

Fall Chaos

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I am on a lot of different networking platforms comprised of both parents and educational professionals of kindergarten through college-aged students. Every year around this time in the semester, there…

The Fidget Box

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Do you have a fidgeter in your homeschool? They are impulsive, wiggly, distractible, and completely adorable when they sit in the chair upside down during a lesson. While you may…

5 Baby Steps to an Organized Homeschool

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As your students walked through the doors of RHG this week, the anticipation of the new school year filled the halls. When asked if they were excited about starting classes…