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A new reader sent me a question, and as I typed out an answer, I knew that more of us needed to see the answer! Elina is considering homeschooling her four year old, but she describes herself as a "doubting" homeschooler. She's curious about books on how children learn and educational philosophies. She has wonderful memories of her own school years and wonders if homeschool could be right for her family. Here's my answer: I have to be honest with you…most of us are “doubting” ... Read More about Do you have what it takes to homeschool?

I remember learning about different educational methods early on in our homeschool journey and learning about classical education and memorization. Young children memorize tons of facts, not for now, but to act as "pegs" to hang future information on. A better, more accurate description of this concept from a classical school: Discussing and memorizing information about the key figures, ideas, and events of each historical marker, in turn, act as organizational memory "pegs" on which to ... Read More about Living Pegs & Why We Prioritize Real World Experiences in Our Homeschool

It may be good and beautiful, but is it true?  Last week, The Good and the Beautiful announced their new U.S. Constitution curriculum, which I got excited about for a moment.  ***UPDATE: The Good and the Beautiful delayed the release of the new Constitution curriculum in order to make some changes. In the Constitution course that was released in September 2021, they removed the problematic page on slavery that I shared in this blog post. Scroll to the bottom of this post for more thoughts ... Read More about The Good and the Beautiful

We've got all the books. I've stocked up on supplies. After a summer filled with lazy days and pool hangs, the kids were ready to ease back into a rhythm of gentle learning and exercising the muscles of the mind. So here we are embarking on our sixth official year of homeschooling! What grades I'm teaching this year This year, my kids are almost 10, 7.5, and 4.5. Grades are relative when it comes to homeschooling, but when people ask what grade my kids are in, the short answer is fifth, ... Read More about Curriculum Choices: Fifth grade, second grade, and pre-K