I am becoming acutely aware that homeschooling older kids are a much different animal than homeschooling small kids. Now that my kids are 12 and 14 and with the older being in high school, I am finding that I need to drastically alter my approach to how I interact with them in regards to my lessons. My son has announced his aversion to being taught. He would much rather prefer to teach himself. I am sure this sounds like teenage craziness that a parent should never allow, after all, how in the world could a teenager teach himself? Well, you … Continue reading →

A good friend of mine and I were talking about whether or not we really know what we’re doing with this homeschooling thing. She is more a veteran than I as her oldest son is going into high school and she has homeschooled her kids from the very beginning. So far, we haven’t messed up our kids. . .but can we really, really train a child all the way from birth to high school and send him forth into the world confident that despite our shortcomings, that child can do well? Moments of self doubt creep in, even for us … Continue reading →