Payments of Gratitude
I homeschool four children, ranging from preschool to middle school. Like most, my children feign starvation in order to escape anything difficult. “Mom, can we have a snack?” “Yeah, we’d work so much better [...]
Who’s Afraid of ChatGPT?
Last winter, the chattering classes were all chattering about this: the online language model that can churn out coherent essays in a matter of seconds. In November, ChatGPT was made available for free on [...]
No More Boring Book Reports: Down with “This book is about . . .”
You know the drill: ________ (book title) is about a _________ (main character) who __________ (central conflict) and discovers that __________ (general theme). I liked this book because _____________ (make up something here and [...]
When You Feel Alone (and You Will)
No matter how long you have been homeschooling, there will be seasons where you feel alone. No matter how many people are around you, or how much or how little support you have, you [...]
Ten Easy Steps Make STRESSLESS Holidays
A homeschooling mother has more to do on most days than almost any human on the planet must accomplish. Then the holidays arrive! Disorganization adds stress and frustration to what should be a happy [...]