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Simple Homeschool Record Keeping {When Organization isn’t Your Thing}

Jennifer · October 12, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Binders for simple homeschool record keeping

Every year I wasted hours searching for papers in desks, folders, and our storage ottoman. There were tests my kids never got credit for because I couldn’t find them when it was time to average grades!

When my third son started high school, I decided it was time to get my act together. But this mama can’t even keep an attendance sheet.

Whatever I did, it needed to be dead simple. And this system is exactly that.

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Homeschooling High School: Planning For a New Freshman!

Jennifer · March 23, 2021 · 1 Comment

Our third teenager will be homeschooling high school soon and it has me doing a lot of soul-searching! His older brothers will be rising seniors and I don’t want to repeat the mistakes I made with them. While our approach to high school hasn’t changed, I’ve learned some things that will make the journey smoother this time.

Here’s the then and now of how we planned — and our four-year plan for teen #3!

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Struggling Learners: Mild Needs Are Special Needs

Jennifer · February 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Child's declaration of victory when doing math says, Veni, Vidi, Vici

If you’ve followed us for a while, you know we have multiple children with mild special needs. But the term mild needs can be really misleading. Many people think it means learning disabilities only, but my children don’t have any diagnosed learning disabilities!

So what does “mild needs” actually mean?

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Homeschooling with Chronic Illness can be Beautiful

Jennifer · November 12, 2020 · 1 Comment

Homeschooling from bed with chronic illness

When you’re homeschooling with chronic illness, everyone says to use read-alouds, videos, and your children’s interests to get through the school day. It’s similar to the idea that “the best curriculum is the one that gets done.”

But as a chronically ill homeschooling mom, I want to push back on that advice; because we can give our children a deeper, richer education.

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Planning High School — When You Don’t Know Where They’re Headed

Jennifer · February 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Like many teens, my 15 and 16 year olds’ future plans have changed yearly since 8th grade. Even more so for my oldest. Sometimes it looked like he would need a four-year degree, other times he said he would only need a one-year certificate.

Still other times, it looked like he wouldn’t need to go to college at all!

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