What if overscheduling is simply our intuitive pursuit of balance?

We cannot store every piece of information our brain encounters in our memory. How does it decide what needs to be remembered? Well, since our brain likes to avoid thought, if we spend a lot of time thinking about something, it decides to store it. It must be important and our brain doesn’t want us…

Picking out which curriculum to use with your kids can be overwhelming and exhausting. Especially if you have made the decision not to go with an entire grade-level package. In this post, I will share my process for selecting the materials and curriculum my kids will use each year. I shop my house. I shop…

Organizing Idea’s So Kids Remember What You TeachSource file: Organizing_Ideas_So_Kids_Remember_What_You_Teach.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2018-04-19 23:39:00Modified: 2018-04-21 20:01:00 Organizing Idea’s So Kids Remember What You Teach We cannot store every piece of information our brain encounters in our memory. How does it decide what needs to be remembered. Well, since our brain likes to avoid thought, if…

Every few years I see a new organizational idea for homeschoolers sweep the internet. It is a different method every time. By reading many glowing blog reports of trying out the method, each method is presented as a sort of magical solution to all previous homeschool organization problems. However, if everyone’s problems were permanently solved…

Making Peace an Everyday Thing: Create a Realistic ScheduleSource file: Making_Peace_an_Everyday_Thing.docxAuthor: Marla SzwastCreated: 2017-10-28 23:20:00Modified: 2018-01-04 15:19:00 Making Peace an Everyday Thing: Create a Realistic Schedule

Let's face it, even if you love homeschooling, it can still be stressful. Just like the rest of life. In fact, I think the reason why so many meticulously designed homeschool schedules fall apart so quickly is that they fail to account for one crucial and unavoidable homeschool ingredient. Humans. Our goal with schedules often…