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Want to learn how to remain sane AND retain skills? When my kids were in middle school and high school, we did just a bit of structured school each da...

How do you avoid a crazy busy life? With these 7 easy steps! Take a moment to evaluate your homeschool, so you aren't expecting too much of your child...

Strategies for Creating Homeschool Balance What does doing too much look like? Doing too much is when you feel completely overwhelmed; it’s when you, your husband, and your children are tired all the time, you're terribly behind and can’t possibly catch up, or the curriculum is incredibly intense.On the other hand, some parents do too little. Doing too little is when you don’t seem to get to reading, writing, or math, or all the children want...

How to Find Your Homeschool Balance Are you finding it hard to juggle everything in your home and homeschool? Click on this week's video, below (or here) for tips on how to keep your homeschool balance!What do you struggle with in your home or homeschool? Please share! Subscribe to my YouTube channel. You will be notified when I create new videos on homeschool high school topics!Are you thinking about plans for the next school year? Check...

Tests don't measure everything!  Remember to balance your evaluation with other things besides testing!   CharityCommitmentCompassionCourageCreativityCritical ThinkingCuriosityDeterminationEnduranceEnthusiasmFaithHopeHumilityHumorInitiativeIntegrityLeadershipLoveLove of LearningMotivationPersistenceQuestioningResilienceResourcefulnessResponsibilitySelf-awarenessSelf-disciplineSpiritualitySpontaneityValuesWork Ethic What positive character qualities do your children have that aren't measured by tests?  

One of the difficult parts of homeschooling is not the schooling itself.  It's the "home" part.  The part where we cook, clean, maintain, organize, and sort our lives.  Balancing home and schooling is the hard part.  Relatively speaking, the school part isn't that tough!(Not our dinner table) When I was homeschooling, one way that I coped was by cooking as little as possible.  Don't get me wrong, I like cooking, and my family has always loved...

Audrey asks:How do you balance what you feel they need to know and do with what they feel they want to know and do? There are not enough hours in the day!This question is actually TWO questions!Q1: How can you get more hours in your day? To some extent, homeschoolers will ALWAYS feel like there aren't enough hours in the day!  It's part of parenting, and even more a part of homeschooling.  There are some things...