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Four years ago, the world lost literary legend, Harper Lee. In 1960, Lee became instantly famous for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird: a tale about friendship, racism, justice, and growing up in a sleepy Alabama town in the 1930s. A native of Monroeville, AL, Harper Lee was a quiet, private woman who…
Social distancing. Self-quarantine. Closures. Work from home. School at home. Coronavirus. COVID-19. I don’t have to tell you that these are the buzz words of the world right now. And I know it can be scary. For many of us, fear and anxiety don’t just stem from the threat of illness, but from the impact…
“Wow! You’re so smart!” The words have always been quick to pop out of my mouth when I’m talking to a child who does something impressive. I think this is the case for most of us, and it can be a hard habit to break. But why would we want to break it? As it…
I grew up in Georgia, where summer was guaranteed to be one thing: hot. Other than the lake, there was another magical escape from the heat which could always be relied upon–the local library. Some of my favorite childhood summer memories involve going to that library every Friday afternoon with my parents, relishing the cold,…
Did you resolve to cultivate better quality time with your teen in 2018? Or maybe you committed to better self-care? If these resolutions sound familiar, keep reading! As a homeschooling parent, you probably already spend a lot of time reading with and/or asking your teenager to read books for academics. However, I want to encourage…
It’s that time again: The New Year. If you are like many Americans, you kicked off January with a list of resolutions to lose weight, get more involved in a particular activity, or to somehow become “a better person.” However, it can be easy to get a little too overzealous in our New Year plotting….
To All the Cool Moms: I’m a wife and mother in my twenties, which is often seen in a less-than-positive light in today’s mainstream society. When I look at magazine articles intended for people my age, the message is often: Don’t get married or have kids…it’ll ruin your independence (and dreams. . . and life!). …
Most of us love the way exercise makes us feel, but sometimes we still have a hard time figuring out how to fit it into our busy lifestyles. When the weather is hot (like it is now), and you’re busy trying to juggle work, family, play, errands and other obligations, exercise is one of the…
Growing up, I had an eclectic education: public school, private school, and home school. Despite that, when people ask me about my pre-college background, my simplest answer is that I was “homeschooled.” I can’t help but think that it has to do with my self-identification, first and foremost, as a reader. Being a bookworm is…
Do you have a home-schooled student in middle or high school? If you do, you know that it can be a frightening time when algebra and chemistry start to make a daily appearance in your and your child’s life (yikes!) In many cases, this is when school begins to transition into a more independent learning…
NOTE: National Poetry Month is April, but we’re publishing this post a week ahead of time so you’ll have time to plan ahead. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful! Happy April! Spring is in the air, and National Poetry Month has arrived! Have you made poetry a part of your lesson plans…
