My word this year is coffee. Because, seriously, it is my best friend.

(For context, our children have been educated in the home from the beginning.) Our family moved across the country this past summer. It was the summer between my oldest child’s 8th grade year and the beginning of high school. I had everything planned out for his high school years by the time we found out…

Spring vacation may not matter to some homeschoolers, but for us, it is the week off of evening extra-curricular activities. Since those activities keep me and my older kids out until 9 pm most nights, this will feel like a vacation whether or not we take a break from academics. Our daily life is so…

Getting back to homeschool routines is not always smooth sailing. When you start a new homeschool year there are a lot of new routines to pull into place. Although you may feel like you are going to sink back into a comfortable rhythm, the kids might see your plans and try to run away. How…

I just want to remind every mom out there who is feeling weighed down by all the imperfect mom guilt. Homeschooling is life. Life is messy. Pinterest is a photo-op. It shows us the best possible outcomes, tied up in a bow. Completely Staged. Even my messy photo for this graphic isn't really messy enough….

Source: https://marlaszwast.medium.com/connecting-with-kids-in-the-classroom-cb4ec45e6a2Date: Oct 29, 2019 Connecting with Kids in the Classroom Science has shown a connection with students creates great teachers You may think of certain personality types when you think of good teachers. Bubbly extroverts that are well organized and always optimistic? Or stern teachers who believe in students, and therefore push them to…

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