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2023: A Graduation and A Retirement
June 2023 marked the end of an era. Dan, our youngest son, graduated high school, and I retired from my fifteen-year career of being a home educator.
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Our Last First Day of School at Home
August 2022 marked our last first day of school at home. After fifteen years of virtual school, the finish line is in sight.
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Back To School 2021: One in College, One in High School
Back to School 2021 was different. For the first time, I had a son in college and one at home. It was an emotional beginning this year.
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College Planning and the Virtual School Student
If you are a homeschool or virtual school parent, it is important to look ahead and begin planning for college before high school begins. I want to share some of the things we considered, what worked, and what we would have done differently if we had it to do again.
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Homeschool Classroom Management: Establishing a Unified Set of Expectations For At-Home Behavior
In our homeschool and virtual school environment, we have a unique classroom management challenge. Do we choose to have one set of expectations for the classroom and another for the home? Or do we establish a unified set of expectations for all at-home behavior?
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A Dime a Lesson: Why My Kids Earn Money for Schoolwork
When our kids were in elementary school, they would earn a dime per school lesson done well. This was an important component of our overall goal of teaching and rewarding work ethic in our virtual school environment.
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Homeschool : Our 10 AM Read-Aloud, Snack, and Recess Time
When my boys were in elementary school, we had a 10 AM read-aloud, Snack, and recess time. This was one of our favorite times during the virtual school day because we got to cozy up on the couch and enjoy some wonderful stories together.
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Virtual School: When Do You Call In Sick ?
In the virtual school and homeschool learning environment, it can get challenging to figure out when to call in sick. As a learning coach, when am I too sick to supervise? When are my kids too sick to do school? There are times when a sick day is needed, even when we are learning at home.
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Learning Takes Time
Learning takes time. As I have taught throughout the years, one of the things that has stuck out to me is that everyone learns at their own pace.
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One-Room Schoolhouse Homeschool
How do we teach more than one child at home without losing our patience and our sanity? Let’s create our own One-Room Schoolhouse for our homeschool!
