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Oct. 18, 2017
Why Teens Need to Experiment (and Fail) with Career Exploration
Not every homeschooled student will follow the traditional high school to college track. There are plenty of alternative endings to an educational journey after high school. We’ve seen this variety represented in our three recent graduates: one is working in … Continue reading
Tagged career, college, graduation, high school, Homeschooling
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Sep. 27, 2017
Raising Kids Who Can Focus in a Distracted Digital Age
Is your child’s attention span longer than a goldfish? Are you deliberately raising kids who can focus deeply? According to a recent study, a goldfish has an attention span of nine seconds, while most people lose concentration after only eight. … Continue reading
Tagged distractions, focus, Homeschooling, parenting
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Sep. 6, 2017
Using Sonlight 300 For Our Unconventional High Schooler
I’ve got an unconventional high schooler. She’s our fifth homeschooled child, and her junior year is shaping up to look distinctly different from those of the four siblings who have already graduated before her. By now, we’ve learned to morph … Continue reading
Jul. 12, 2017
How to Spot a Homeschooled College Student
How do you know if a college student was homeschooled? Is it easy for college professors to spot a homeschooled college student out of a crowd of co-eds? Unfortunately, stereotypes still linger when it comes to homeschoolers. Some college faculty … Continue reading
Tagged college, high school, Homeschooling, scholarship
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Jul. 10, 2017
Why We Have a No Toy Policy
Yes, I have a No Toy Policy. Before you think we have read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and have gone over the Feng Shui deep end, let me share an observation that happened about sixteen years ago while visiting … Continue reading
Jun. 9, 2017
Homeschool Grading and Transcripts for High School in 3 Steps
Grading is a topic that generates a whole range of emotions among homeschoolers. Some folks began homeschooling to get away from the stigma of grades. Others just want an easy way to assign a grade and be done with it. … Continue reading
Tagged grades, high school, transcript
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Apr. 3, 2017
Homeschooling Your Preschooler with Younger Children Tagging On
Your oldest child is four or five years old, and you are considering homeschooling. But you also have at least one other younger child. How can you make this work? How do you homeschool your preschooler or Kindergartener with other, younger … Continue reading
