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12 Ways I Aim for Homeschooling Excellence with a Large Family

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Jess Connell

  Q: I would love to know some things that have helped you how to simplify homeschooling in order to do things WELL. Everyday life with a large family (I have 5 kids under 10) in itself makes just the basics challenging some days!!! I would love to know some ways to maintain a certain level despite all…

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Did You Know February is Homeschool Burnout Month?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jess Connell

Are you exhausted? Feeling like it’s just too hard to keep going with your homeschool plans? Ready to throw in the towel? Be encouraged, mama! February is a really, really common exhaustion point. Last month was the beginning of my 10th year of homeschooling. Back in the beginning of my homeschooling years, I lived overseas and didn’t have real-life examples…

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The Problem With Grade Levels

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Jess Connell

This morning, we’re starting our 2015-16 school year. In our homeschool this year, we have 8th, 6th, 4th, and 2nd graders (and a kindergartner). Phew! Just writing that makes me tired. But let’s talk about grade levels. When people ask my kids what grades they’re in, my homeschooled kids (mostly) know what to tell them……

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What I’m Reading, Thinking, Doing – 8/14/15

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Jess Connell

READING: The disappearance of childhood and what we can do to get it back ~ by Jamie @ Simple Homeschool I appreciate this article: Is Self-Promotion Sinful?—  it hits at a lot of questions that have nagged at my brain. Authors are in a different place now than in the last hundred years because publishers have…

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10 Reasons I Believe Formal Education Is “Better Late Than Early”

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Jess Connell

Early in our homeschooling journey, someone put the book, Better Late Than Early, by Raymond & Dorothy Moore, in my hands, and it has invaded not only our homeschooling, but every area of our parenting. “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” ~W.B. Yeats There is a general approach to education in…

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37 Encouraging Quotes for the Homeschooling Mother

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Jess Connell

Before we jump in, let me say: if you are not a homeschooler, this list is not meant for you. Please don’t read these– intended to *encourage* one group– and take it as if intended for you. It is not. Just as words intended to motivate a woman to continue breastfeeding might unintentionally offend those who…

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Homeschool Book Giveaway

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Jess Connell

Yay, it’s August! Nearly time for a new school year to begin!! We’re actually going into our tenth year of homeschooling… which is crazy! In January of 2007, we began curling up together, Ethan and I, with Sonlight books. We discovered the world together through books like Twenty and Ten (WWII– Nazis, rations, resistance), Understood Betsy (farm life, lifelong learning), A Grain of…

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June Mailbag: Courtship? College? Confidence as a Mom?

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jess Connell

Each month I get a number of e-mails and private comments asking interesting questions that may be applicable to more than just the person asking. My plan is to select a few thought-provoking and practical questions, keep the asker & identifying details anonymous, and share my answers with all of you, at the end of each month. Let’s…

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Homeschooling at Your Child’s Pace

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Jess Connell

One of the things I love most about home education is this:  You can wait for understanding and move through material with MASTERY as the goal.  There is no need to “plow onward” to keep on pace with the rest of the class. You look at what your child is grasping and retaining, and assess what…

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