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I love that NHERI is dedicated to presenting a real picture of what homeschool looks like. It is so easy to allow the media and the negative commentary to become the dialogue about homeschooling. Don’t let it. Point them to the data. We know how wonderful homeschooling is and can be. NHERI is the National Home…
I am a second generation homeschooler. I really wasn’t sure if I would homeschool. Not because I hated my childhood, and it’s not because I was worried about socialization (insert eye roll). I wasn’t sure if I had the strength to do it. I knew the amount of time, effort, and heart my mother put…
Reluctant: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. To say I was a reluctant homeschool mom is the understatement of the century. I was, in fact, adamantly opposed to it. I secretly believed all the stereotypes I had heard–the same ones that now make me want to go all Incredible Hulk on people who repeat them. In my…
Homeschooling was the farthest thing from my mind at that moment. In fact, I wasn’t even in the conversation until a couple of friends called out to me. “So, Kelley,” one of them asked, “how do you like homeschooling?” Something in her tone made me wary. The other woman was biting a lip, working…
We are so excited to bring our community together on a whole new level with a Homeschool Enrichment Activities Road Trip ♥ (HEART) ♥ with Hip Homeschool Moms! Our first trip will be to Fort Caswell, NC, where we will experience science, history, pirates, and more! So much for that whole socialization myth! We can’t…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Brenda, HHM team member who blogs at Schooling a Monkey, chose Christmas Play-doh Favours as her favorite post from last week’s HOP. And if you look at these cute ideas, we think you’ll love them too! HHM team member Tanya blogs at The Natural Homeschool. She chose…
For those homeschool veterans out there, do you ever feel like the face of homeschool is changing? I know I do. I began homeschooling in 2001 and have graduated two homeschooled students. Over the years, I’ve watched (and participated) as homeschooling’s main cause shifted from parental freedom to socialization wars and now academic excellence. And…
So many moms who want to homeschool simply don’t know where to start. If you’re in that situation, this series of posts is for you! And if you need to talk with your husband about the possibility of homeschooling, this post is for you! For some moms, the thought of talking to their husbands about…
This is the second post in a series of posts for moms who are considering homeschooling or who are brand new homeschoolers. The first post addresses the importance of learning about your state’s homeschool-related laws and how you can do that. Future posts will address topics such as identifying your child’s learning style, choosing curriculum, deciding…
The thought of homeschooling can be scary for moms who weren’t homeschooled themselves and have never homeschooled before. We (at Hip Homeschool Moms) have been hearing a lot lately from moms who are considering homeschooling but don’t quite know where to start. Some of them are fed up with public school. Some have children with…
Today, I had the pleasure of speaking at a local homeschool conference. This is the second year I’ve been given the opportunity. Each year I leave feeling blessed because I expect the conference to go one way, and there’s inevitably a sharp left turn that takes me on an exciting adventure. This year I was…
Ah, homeschooling an only child! It is so much fun! But are there really benefits of homeschooling an only child? When people find out that I am a homeschooling mom, I am welcomed with a variety of reactions. “How do you do it? I would never have the patience.” “Wow!! I admire you! I could…
