Home. School. Life.
A legend from my high school passed away this week – Dr. Fred Coolick, my history teacher all throughout high school. He taught my older siblings many years before me, and he continued to teach many years after I left. He actually called himself Mr. Coolick when he taught me, so that’s how I’ll refer…
When my now 8-year old was 3 years old, he was an absolute terror. Like kicking-and-screaming-on-the-floor-of-the-grocery-store terror. Like flailing-his-arms-to squirm-out-of-mine terror. You know the type. The kind of kid that makes you want to huddle in the corner of the bathroom with a bottle of wine. After running through a host of parenting methods that…
Sometimes, when I can’t control certain aspects of my life, I turn to cleaning and organization for a sense of control. Recently, I’ve been doing what I call pandemic-cleaning. Anyone else?? Just me?? Ok then. When I’ve had a bad day, often friends will tell me to ignore the laundry piling up or the dishes…
I saw a post on one of my Facebook groups recently that jarred me. Someone was talking about an online virtual school for their kindergartener and asking if it was “enough.” I’ve seen a lot of these posts recently. Parents desperately trying to piece together a full curriculum for their kids – math, reading, language…
If you thought this article was going to be give you all the details on my top 5 picks for homeschool curriculums, you might as well close your browser window now. Wait – don’t do that. I promise, I’ll make it worth your while. Just give me 5 minutes. Nothing good ever comes from Googling….
As you know from the subject of some of my previous posts, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts recently. Usually, the podcasts I listen to fall under 3 categories: podcasts that tell good stories, podcasts that make me feel educated (because, you know, mom brain), and podcasts that focus on self-improvement (but not…
I got a question from a friend starting to homeschool for the first time this year about how I manage portfolios and evaluations and so I decided to write a post to help anyone else who might be a bit confused about the process. So here goes! Homeschool laws vary by state, some have stricter…
“We are still social distancing.” I feel like we need t-shirts with those words emblazoned on them. Especially now, as the world seems to be going back to normal. I’m just not there yet. Maybe that’ll change in a month or two. Maybe it won’t change for a long time. Either way, that’s ok. We…
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Teddy Roosevelt I find myself thinking about this quote a lot lately. Being stuck at home leaves a lot of time for social media, and while it’s good in this day and age to have a way to connect with people near and far when we all feel…
I thought about homeschooling for many years before we actually started. Like all decisions we make in life, I was scared I’d make the wrong one and regret it later. But the decision was a long-time coming. When we finally decided to pull the trigger, it was the sum total of a few factors: First…
