Homeschooling Knowledge at Your Fingertips

We all knew how devastating COVID-19 was to education around the world. But we’re just now getting our first real glimpse into exactly how devastating the pandemic was, and continues to be, on the academic…

Everyone has a phobia. I’m not embarrassed to admit that I am deathly afraid of snakes. And math. I know I’m not alone, either. The fear of math actually has a clinical name–numerophobia, also known…

It’s been two full years since we were all introduced to the word “coronavirus” and the concept of social distancing and the fashion do’s and don’ts of face masks. It seems and feels so long…

We’re entering the home stretch of the 2020-21 school year, which may mark the end of widespread virtual/distance/remote/at-home/whatever-else-you’d-like-to-call-it learning. While public and private school administrators (and lots of parents, for that matter) may be dancing…

The 2020-21 school year is already proving to be a challenging one thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. School looks entirely different this year, and in some cases it’s different from district to district within each…

“When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can let it overcome you and be a loser. The choice is…

As children we all have big dreams for what we will become when we “grow up.” These dreams often change and develop as our interests or focus changes. In kindergarten I fell in love with…

Have you ever felt that the one-size-fits-all approach to education isn’t working for your child with ASD? Your child perceives and interacts with the world uniquely and, thus, needs a unique approach to education. There…

There have been days that I couldn’t find my motivation, and I’ve wanted to quit. I’ve wanted to break down, drop out of school and become a hobo living in my own personal train car.…

Curriculum can make or break our homeschooling. It can be the tool that unlocks learning and knowledge, or the very thing that makes us want to stop homeschooling. In our last blog post we tackled…

Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder is a gift, but can be very challenging and isolating. During Autism Awareness Month, we want to bring attention to one particularly difficult area, motivation. Encouraging any student…

“Mom! I need a break!” As homeschooling parents we may hear this a thousand times a day from our students and may be tempted to think they’re just trying to get out of spelling or…