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4 Easy Steps to Help You Fail at Homeschooling

Thousands of books and internet articles have been written about how to succeed at homeschooling. But I'm going to offer you something a bit different.
If you've ever wondered how to fail at homeschooling, you've come to the right place. Here are four easy steps to help you fail as at homeschooling. This vital information has [...]

How to Choose the Right Homeschool Curriculum for Your Family

One of the most important decisions a family has to make when they first decide to homeschool is what curriculum to buy; but the plethora of choices available can be overwhelming. Where should I start looking? What will work best for our family?
When we started homeschooling in 2005, I read dozens of curriculum reviews online [...]

7th Grade Homeschool Curriculum for 09-10

Jaden will technically be in the 7th grade next year, so his curriculum has changed substantially from last year; he'll be doing much more of his work independently. Here's his curriculum plan for 2009-2010.

Language Arts
1. Grammar & Writing: Rod & Staff English 7 — Jaden began Rod & Staff with book 6 this year, [...]

Our Spring 2009 Term Curriculum

This is our fourth year homeschooling, and I feel more comfortable with our curriculum choices than I have ever before. We've switched some of our curriculum from the beginning of the year, but all the changes have been for the better. We're finally in a routine with both our schedule and our curriculum that works [...]

Curriculum Review of Rod and Staff English

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I posted a lengthy curriculum review of Rod and Staff English over at my other blog, Happy to be at Home. Rod and Staff English has now joined ranks with Story of the World and Wordly Wise as some of my favorite curricula!

Curriculum Plan for 2008-2009

My list of curriculum to use for the next school year has evolved slowly over the last couple months. But I think—and I mean, I think—that the following list is the plan we're at least going to begin with next year, meaning August/September. As always, I reserve the right to change my mind about using [...]

Communism for Kids

We've been reading through volume 4 of Story of the World—actually reading two to three chapters a day; we're fast-tracking it through the end of this volume because we're going to be starting TruthQuest history for the next school year. I have absolutely loved SOTW, and so have the kids; we have all learned so [...]