Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Education

  • The Reluctant Homeschooler

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    It seems to me that families who homeschool can be defined by type. There is, of course, some overlap, and always those pesky exceptions. But for the most part, homeschoolers come in three flavors: religious, alternative, and last resort… The religious homeschoolers are the best-known by non-homeschoolers. Most of them are Christian, most but not…

  • America’s Frontier

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    We’re reading the entire “Little House” series to our six-year-old, who has adopted them like religion. Each time we finish a book, we ask, “Do you want to go on with the series or take a break?” Our son took a break sometime after the third move by the family, but our daughter is pushing…

  • The Homeschooling Attitude

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    I was chatting with a bunch of other homeschooling moms and the words came out of my mouth before I realized that they were a true insight into our family. I said, “Even before we started homeschooling, we were a homeschooling family.” As with many things I say, I wasn’t completely clear on what I…