Homeschooling is supposed to be fun right? How about making the first day extra special with a few homemade traditions? Try a few of these to brighten up the day: Let your children pick the menus (in advance) and serve up their absolute favorite foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Homeschool in your PJ’s or… Read More
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A Method for Homeschooling Success
Homeschooling is not “one size fits all”. Over the years the many homeschoolers that came before us struggled to carve out various ways for helping their homeschooling experience complement their lifestyle and personality. Today, there are many resources and methods available to help us because of their toil. But that doesn’t let you off the… Read More
We’ve Never Needed Courage Like We Do Today
Can we teach courage? Can we help our children to develop moral courage, the courage to stand up in the face of adversity, staying true to both themselves and the things that they hold dear and true? As we look around, it’s easy to see that our society is struggling to not only identify moral… Read More
A Strong Work Ethic
Today, it is something to admire when we see someone with an impeccable work ethic. A strong work ethic used to be something that was more common – most people had it. Today, however, we seem to be quite struck with surprise when we witness true dedication to a job well done and a work… Read More
RVing – Presidential Museums
One of the great things about RVing is the flexibility you have to see things you might not normally make time for (like I mentioned before). Why, just a few weeks ago, while heading home from Iowa City, we spied a big brown sign announcing the birthplace and presidential library of Herbert Hoover, which was… Read More
Helping Your Child Study Smarter
We all likely know the phrase, “Work smarter, not harder.” Is it any different to apply this concept to the work of a student? In this series of three articles, I want to explore with you specific steps you can take to help your children study smarter, not harder. As a lifelong educator and strategic… Read More
Wally-Docking
Hey Traveler, I mentioned last time that this article would delve into the fascinating and little-known world of Wally-Docking. Now, I didn’t coin the Wally-Docking phrase of spending the night in a Wal-Mart parking lot but I think I have popularized it. As of right now my family and I have spent the night in… Read More
School’s Out for the Summer – Or Is It?
The idea of year-round-homeschooling does not appeal to me, nor my kids. However, in year’s past we did manage to school through the summer due to learning issues that once remediated, needed constant practice to keep from sliding back. To sandwich the rote learning with fun activities that teach, we schooled during the summer, in… Read More
Teaching Our Children to Have Compassion
It is our duty as parents to help our children develop compassion toward all people. As we know from our own personal experiences, when we go through trials, hard times, and heartache, our empathy toward others in similar circumstances grows stronger and it is easier to have compassion. Once someone experiences homelessness, they are much… Read More
Meaningful Math
Summer is here and the weather is warm! Let’s get outside and get math moving and shaking! There can still be a lot of learning while having fun and making memories. Just being outside can increase the levels of serotonin and dopamine in the brain, helping your kids (and you) be happier and less stressed!… Read More
