Category: Homeschooling
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How do we get by? Homeschooling families talk about how to make ends meet
From the outside, homeschooling sometimes seems like a luxury to families who think they can’t afford to have one spouse “not working.” But homeschooling families say that no matter what their finances or their family structure, they find a way to make it work. Probably the commonest scenario is that the primary homeschooler has to…
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Getting ready for life
My kids’ homeschool program is putting on their annual play this week. It’s a lot of work. One by one, kids and adults are melting down. At our house, we haven’t done much in the way of academics this week. I ask my daughter to do math and she says she needs to make a…
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Whatever you do, make sure not to have fun!
My kids attend a public school homeschool program. Though homeschoolers have a variety of choices (including homeschooling independently or joining a public charter program), I have been very happy with our hybrid choice. I don’t have anything against public schools as a concept. I think they used to be a fundamental part of the community…
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Feminist inspirations
I have off and on been working on an article about the irony of being a feminist homeschooler. It’s a little bit like being a gay marine, but so far, no one has tried to stop me from telling my troops, eh, kids what my feelings are. I’m guessing they’ve figured it out. One of…
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More math stories
NOTE: This post has been updated by a new, consolidated post and list of Math Stories which you can find here. I wrote a blog a while back about math stories, then turned it into an article, which ran in the California Homeschooler magazine. I’ve gotten a lot of great comments on this article. (Aside:…