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Give Your Teen a Grammar Boost with Learn With Diagrams

I received a subscription to Learn with Diagrams for free and was compensated for my time in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own. See my full disclosure policy for more details. When I was in middle school and high school, I missed learning the joy of diagramming. What I’ve found as an…

The Best Summer Job For a High School Student

I feel like I have woken up to the reality that I will be launching my high schooler in the very near future. Without warning, I looked up and realized that we’re nearing the finish line with him, and he’s ready to be an adult. I love that. And I hate that. One way to…

Homeschool Fear: What if I can’t afford a private education?

One of the greatest hurdles to overcome in transitioning from public school to home school is the cost. There are a couple of appealing things about free public education that made the switch difficult for me: the price and the free time. What I’ve come to realize is that public education isn’t as free as…

Homeschool Fear: What about socialization?

I think the most common question people ask about home schooling is What about socialization? Sometimes I feel like Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride: “You keep saying that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means!” The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines socialization as the following: the process by which a human being beginning at infancy acquires the…

Homeschool Fear: What if I’m not cut out for it?

Another common response I get when I tell someone that I home school is: “I could never have the patience for that.” When they make this statement, they’re committing the fallacy of assuming. They assume that I have the patience! In their minds they see this happy little picture of my family sitting around the kitchen table…