Category: Homeschooling
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From the HEM archives: The Feminist Homeschooler
I was sad to see that after the demise of the long-running Home Education Magazine, the publisher chose to take down the entire site, and with it the archive of years of articles that they published. I wrote for HEM for only the last two years, but I loved being able to contribute to an important voice in…
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8 Essential Homeschooling Ingredients
Here in no particular order are the ingredients that made our homeschooling recipe sweet, spicy, comforting, complex, and zesty!
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Approaching formal writing
Not every student is going to be an inspired, enthusiastic writer. But every student who can learn to communicate effectively can learn to do it in textual form. Our biggest job as homeschooling parents is not to make them hate it before they even start to learn.
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Healthy writing habits for children
I have homeschooled two kids, one of them a natural writer, the other reluctant. I also teach kids writing at Athena’s Advanced Academy, and my students come in all flavors. Starting with my own kids, and now even more with my online students, I have rejected the traditional approach to teaching writing.
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The working homeschooling mom (or dad)
One of the top concerns I hear about homeschooling from potential homeschoolers is employment. The concern is an important one, and not just for the obvious reason.