by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Oct 23, 2018
Academic pursuit is a stationary exercise. Homeschooling is making me fat. As the kids age and their academic demand increases, so does the surface area of the homeschool mom’s rear end. Homeschool moms must get creative to keep moving as the kids get older. Here are some possible ways to get moving…
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Sep 17, 2018
10:28pm: Bedtime The moment we’ve all mom has been waiting for… Kids are tucked in bed under threat. Hubs is already working up to a soft growling snore. It’s “Me Time.”(i.e. the twilight zone (see homeschool nightmares) for everything I, and the world, forgot to...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Aug 8, 2018
Often, what seems a reckless decision to homeschool, is really the result of the last straw placed on a pile of worry, grievance and outrage. A final shove to get parents over the cliff of indecision from which they were already dangling. A hesitant leap into a...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Jun 20, 2018
We’re catching most of the creamy middle, but other good intentions are dripping away as the summer broils on. A list of summer school obstacles…..
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by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Jun 6, 2018
Summer Homeschool Hack In a weary stupor, one morning in late May, I came up with a summer homeschool hack and never lifted a finger. (Please hold the applause until the end.) I was looking for a way to ensure my kids wouldn’t bury themselves in digital debris with a...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | May 2, 2018
The 7.2 billion concerns homeschool parents juggle as our kids progress from phonics to physics can quickly lead to insomnia. Combine that with a dash of anxiety and a fatalistic imagination and you’ve got a recipe for homeschool nightmares.
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Apr 17, 2018
republished from March 2016 Is there a recipe for making your very own homeschool husband? Yes! When all of you moms who married Mr. Rogers, or Bert the Chimney Sweep, stop laughing I’ll go on….. My Husband Does Not Fit the mold Some of us didn’t marry the guy who...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Apr 4, 2018
Think of the main, honest reason you homeschool. If you could only give one answer, what would it be? Do we all have a different answer or are there common reasons we homeschool? Apparently, this is a difficult question, because when I asked this question on social...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Mar 13, 2018
You might be a “Hifalutin Homeschooler”… if you believe you can do a better job overseeing your kid’s education than any school system. Or if you’ve seen the village and don’t want it raising your kids. Hifalutin-(southern slang) showing arrogance,...
by Hifalutin Homeschooler | Feb 13, 2018
Check out the store! Are homeschool bumper stickers a thing? I can’t say that I have ever noticed any while out driving. I’ve never felt the need to let all of Interstate 35 know we are a car full of truants on our way to the movie theater at 11am on...
