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Homeschool Conventions are for Introverts too
If you are not a real people-y person, the thought of going to a homeschool convention might be the equivalent of a root canal. Or mom testimony share day at co-op. How ironic is it that the only time some of us worry about blending is when we are around other homeschoolers?!
Homeschool Assessment Testing Reflections of a Homeschool Mom in No. 2 Pencil
Choosing to participate in homeschool assessment testing, is as much an examination of mom as it is the kids. Plus, they could use a little experience with a bubble sheet and a cold sweat under florescent lighting.
101 Lies I Tell Myself About Homeschooling
A hilarious list of 101 homeschool lies we tell ourselves under the pressure for perfection and the desire for the outside world to pat us on the back. Dreams of educational success lead to grand expectations and impossible goals we can’t begin to complete when life gets in the way.
The Homeschool Wager
“We wagered a second income on the notion that we could educate our children more effectively than the public-school system.
We wagered the need to fit into the world’s expectations on the belief that our children should look to us for social and moral guidance.
We wagered the ease and comfort of kid-free time on the belief that kids need family more than peers, love more than affirmation, and encouragement more than conformity.”