We chose to homeschool for academic reasons. I really didn't like the district we were living in and I wanted my children to thrive academically. The longer we continued to homeschool, the more uncomfortable I got with things going on in public school. Standardized tests in order to graduate. Pushing kids beyond what is developmentally appropriate. Lack of recess and movement in the course of a school day. Neurodivergent children are lumped together as all the same or "those ...
Questions to Ask Your Homeschool Evaluator
Selecting a homeschool evaluator can be a daunting process. Here are some interview questions to help determine if a particular evaluator is a good fit for your family. Not all evaluators come from the same background. Some have classroom teaching experience. Others do not. It is important to chat with your potential evaluator before you commit to working with them. You and your child need to be comfortable with your evaluator. I have been a homeschooler and homeschool evaluator ...
Gardening Resources
Gardening resources that are available online are such a blessing. You can do your planning and comparison shopping from home, while going through your current seed inventory with your garden plans spread out around you. What a way to spend an afternoon! We had our first killing frost last week, and while I haven't even cleared this year's garden from the beds, it is already time to start thinking about what we will grow next. From planning out our garden on paper, choosing our seeds, ...
5 Tools to Make Cleaning Bathrooms More Efficient
Cleaning bathrooms is my least favorite household task. The room that needs to be cleaned most often ... the bathroom. No matter how much we dislike cleaning bathrooms it is a task that each of us has to endure. I do not have the luxury of hiring out for this task, but I do delegate it to the children as often as I can. I want this to be a chore that they learn to do correctly. While I will give a pass to how they fold laundry or set a table, cleaning a bathroom properly is an ...
The Best Discount Grocery Stores in Lancaster County
Looking to save on your grocery budget? Look no further than these discount grocery stores in Lancaster County. Before a homeschool trip to the Lancaster area five years ago, a friend mentioned that she does a lot of grocery shopping out there. I thought she was nuts because why would you drive over an hour to a grocery store when you live less than 10 minutes from 3 different supermarkets? And then I went grocery shopping in Lancaster, and it was a game changer! Here in Bucks ...