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Are You Qualified to Homeschool?
Are you struggling with trying to decide whether or not to homeschool? It’s not an easy decision. Often, when moms discuss the option with friends or family they are met with skepticism, and sometimes outright disdain for even considering the choice. And, a big question that keeps popping up is, Are you qualified to homeschool your child? The very question leads moms, parents, to doubt whether or not they should choose to homeschool. I get it. I know that doubt. I know it can sit in the heart long after you’ve started homeschooling. I know that each time someone brings up the question again, that somewhere deep within us, we…
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Homeschool Moms Misconceptions in Society
Debunking the “You Must” Mentality of Homeschool Moms Misconceptions I think there are a lot of homeschool moms misconceptions in our society. Many times we get questions, or stares, or comments that just goes to show that people think they know who we are. But, in reality they do not. Most often these come in the form of “You must…” This post contains affiliate advertisment links. 10 Misconceptions That Society Thinks You Must Have in Order to Homeschool
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5 Best Ways to Find Support for Homeschool Moms
Homeschoolers can often find themselves feeling isolated, alone and without much support. But, you are not alone. But, homeschool moms, support is likely closer than you think. In order to find it, you are going to have to do some leg work. Home Education is the fastest growing form of education in our country and as society becomes more and more dis-satisfied with the public education system you can be sure that it will continue to grow. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites. So maybe you are thinking, ‘Where are all these supposed homeschool moms?’ They are all around you. But sometimes, they, like you, are sitting around wondering where the…
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Get your New Simply Pretty Homeschool Planner Free Download
Have you started planning for the next academic year yet? From time to time I like to create gifts for subscribers. It’s one of the benefits of being a loyal Great Peace follower. This month, I’ve created a Homeschool Planner, printable. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites, where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. Even though I use a digital planner for most of my record keeping, I like having a printed homeschool planner that I can keep notes in, make quick changes and even record reading logs and other necessary things. Plus, having a pretty page helps me to stay motivated to keep…
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Homeschool Solutions for Worried Homeschool Mamas
Need Homeschool Solutions? Homeschooling Mamas are inundated with information. From the time we first mention to our friends that we are considering homeschooling they begin to send us links, catalogs and invitation to groups. All of which is, supposedly, to help us find homeschool solutions. But, weeding through all the data can leave one feeling like they have information overload. This post contains affiliate links to products and services at 3rd party external sites. How is a mom to choose what is relevant to her, and what is not relevant? It’s not easy to weed through the wealth of materials and resources to find what is relevant to each individual. I’ve…
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She Approaches Education from a Global Perspective
Meet Tassie. Her story has inspired me for years. Why? Because she doesn’t think of her home and family as a house with four walls located in one place in the world. Rather, in my opinion, she sees all of the world as her home. Tassie Helene Smith and her family, though American, lived abroad for many years. Due to language barriers she and her husband determined that the best course for education of their two daughters was to homeschool. Yet, both Tassie and her husband worked full-time outside of the home during those years. Her Global Perspective She and her husband Kevin worked as English teachers in a University…
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Keeping Her Eye Focused on the Values she wants to Teach
Today I’d like to introduce you to homeschool mom LaBeth Brewer. I was privileged to meet her in real life last month at an annual church lectureship my family attends in Tennessee. She and her family were so sweet and it was an honor to meet her. Let me tell you a bit about LaBeth’s family and why she’s a superhero homeschool mom. Learning is important in the Brewer household, in fact, in the last few years every member of the Brewer family has been in school in one sense or another. LaBeth’s husband was a school of preaching student, LaBeth is in grad school and of course the children are…
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Bottom Line, She Wanted a Different Path for Her Children
Real Life Superhero Homeschool Mom, Fee Rocha I’d like to introduce you to Fee Rocha, Christian, wife, mom, and painter, just to name a few of the roles she fulfills. She is mom to 3 children, an 8th grade 13 year old girl, a 4th grade 9 year old boy, and a 3rd grade 8 year old boy. She is homeschooling her children in the Rocha Learning Academy. Fee likes the challenge of homeschooling and thinks that being able to make school scheduling fit her family’s schedule, is ideal for her family. She thinks that homeschooling has allowed her family to grow closer together. Why Fee is a Superhero Homeschool Mom Fee and…
