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Summer is close on the horizon. During the warm months, families and students are eager to bask in the sun. After a year full of Covid related restrictions on gatherings, kids are happy to return to parks and playgrounds.  As a parent, although we are excited that our...

Adulthood appears in a blink of an eye. Our middle school and high schoolers need to learn essential life skills from somewhere, and it typically isn’t from a traditional school. This is one reason why homeschool critically benefits future generations.  A conventional...

Children of any age may struggle with understanding and following the rules when it comes to social distancing, but more so for younger children than younger teens. Children naturally gravitate towards others as a form of bonding, and want to be friends with everyone....

With the sudden shut down of many important businesses and practices last year came a lot of change. Seemingly overnight, many normal, daily practices and tasks were shut down with no certainty of when they would return. Schools, restaurants, functions, concerts, many...

My son was diagnosed with an intellectual disability fairly early in elementary school. The school staff and I quickly learned that a traditional classroom setting would not be the best place for him to learn. Your typically elementary classroom is full of sensory...

What Does School Choice Mean? School Choice is a big topic in education right now.  Many states are re-vamping their legislative agendas to deal with the topic while many others are changing regulations that have been in place for decades.  Parents of K to 12 students...

Homeschooling is often a tough decision to make, whether your child is in Kindergarten or in their Junior year of high school. You wonder, will I be able to keep my child on a schedule and what kind of homeschool teacher will I be? This decision can be made even...

With the coronavirus hitting many households hard in 2020, it created a whole new level of homeschooling. Whether parents were interested in teaching their children at home or not, many were forced to make accommodations and dive head first into the learning right...

Whether you homeschool your kids, they’re in remote learning temporarily, or they attend public school, you’re responsible for dinner every night. If you’re the parent of a picky eater, every night can feel like a battle to get your kids to each something besides...

If you’re new to homeschooling, it can be a daunting experience. In addition to online forums, curriculums, and fellow parents, we recommend cracking open a few books for help. These often give a more thorough teaching of all your homeschool questions and leave you...

Whether by choice or situation, we’re all now familiar with the idea of home schooling and/or virtual learning. Given the fact we don’t know what the future holds in terms of virtual learning, the question becomes: What will the “new normal” look like for home schools...

Children have a magical ability to be hungry all the time. If your kids are home all day while you’re homeschooling, they probably ask for a snack roughly 30 times a day. You can reduce a significant amount of meal stress by prepping snacks ahead of time once or twice...

Deciding to homeschool your kids is a big decision. It can feel overwhelming to start a new experience and you may be unsure what to do and what to avoid. Here are some things you definitely should and should not do during your first year of homeschooling.   Do: ...

Homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular around the world. If you’ve been thinking about teaching your kids in the comfort of your house, you’re not alone. There are a lot of supplies and resources you’ll need to take this education route. But the most important...

As the 2020-2021 school year grinds through its last three months, many states across the country have either gone to full time virtual learning or have adopted a hybrid combination of virtual and in-class learning.  These decisions are necessitated in response to the...