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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…

Homeschooling Fear: What if I don’t know enough?

Generally when I tell someone that I home school, I get a response similar to this: “I could never do that.” They follow with their justification of their inadequacies. A frequent fear is the idea that you wouldn’t be able to teach math or reading or science or insert subject of childhood dread here. Believe…