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Apr 27
5 min

When Learning Looks Nothing Like School

We often associate learning with desks and worksheets and tests and school. We often think that it needs to happen in desks in a building...

Veronica

Mar 25
2 min

The Ultimate Teacher

Our children had a friend over the other day. He was learning about evolution in school and decided to tell them that humans came from...

Veronica

Mar 11
7 min

The Day I Was Called a Woman of Leisure

(2016) It took me about nine months to tell anyone from my work community that I wanted to stay home with our son and daughter. It was...

Veronica

Mar 4
8 min

Why We're Still Homeschooling

When I first began homeschooling, I really didn't have too many reasons to back up our choice. I literally felt a calling to do it after...

Veronica

Feb 18
3 min

When Homeschooling is Hard

Homeschooling our children has been one of my greatest blessings. I am so grateful that I get to share life and learning with our...

If You Homeschool Your Children, There Will Be Gaps in Their Education

Veronica

Aug 20, 2020
4 min

If You Homeschool Your Children, There Will Be Gaps in Their Education

This is what we are told as homeschool parents. This is what keeps us up at night, worried that we're not doing enough--that we need to...

I Was the Worst Candidate for Homeschool Mom

Veronica

Jul 12, 2020
4 min

I Was the Worst Candidate for Homeschool Mom

Growing up, all I ever knew was public school education. Almost everyone in my family was a public school educator, and playing "school"...

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