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Have you ever listened to someone scratch his fingernails down a chalkboard?  Did it make you shudder and wish you hadn’t heard it?  This is the reflex I have when I listen to mothers and fathers talk about “covering” their homeschool lessons.  I have the same...

We all know what they are. We all have them at least once in a while. We all wonder if anyone else has them. It's “one of those days.” Maybe the toddler is being overly sensitive, and the middle boy is being easily distracted. The oldest is whining that she is the...

Assuming you’re like most of the other homeschool moms I know personally, you are probably wishing for more storage space, money for the school budget and hands with which to get all your tasks completed. Do those things actually exist for anyone, anyway? Since we are...

With Christmas right around the corner, it’s fun to make wish lists of all kinds. For me, this helps prioritize spending and decide between wants and needs. I enlist the kids’ help for a few of the items on our Homeschoolers Christmas Wish List, then I do the rest on...

One thing you can count on most homeschool parents being is resourceful. We take advantage of most learning opportunities that come our way. So, what better learning opportunity can we imagine that history in real life? Our 2016 Presidential Election is certainly full...

Homeschool co-ops offer a great chance to hang out with people that have something in common with you. And a party is a great way to help everyone to connect. If you’ve planned ahead and gotten the event on the calendar, you’re already leaps ahead in the planning...

We are all working hard to provide the best education for our kids while spending the least amount of money. And if you are anything like me, the lure of the office supply aisle at the store is almost too much to handle. So, where do we spend our hard-earned money for...

Over the years of my homeschooling journey I've met so many other parents also homeschooling.  In the last year that number of other homeschooling parents has multiplied exponentially through social media.  As the numbers rise so too does my realization of how many...

Wait a minute! You say there is more to life than homeschooling? Yes, my dear friends, there is life outside of homeschooling. There is housework, too! Just kidding! In truth, life is more than homeschooling. Finding a balance—so that your home doesn't look like it...

Homeschooling provides ample time with your children. This is a beautiful thing, don’t get me wrong. I love spending time with my kids and finding ourselves lost deep into whatever project or topic we stumble upon during our school day. However, there comes a time...

We all have those memories of the scratchy blue shorts and the gray t shirts - both stamped with the county school system and white oval with our last name sharpies inside. The days of changing in the locker rooms, forgetting to wash the gym uniform all semester and...

For a homeschooler, lunches can be the bane of our existence. These kids seem to want to eat all the time...and it always happens when we are right in the middle of division problems or sentence diagramming. But, we can look to Benjamin Franklin for some motivation...

We here at Global Student Network spend a lot of time talking to families struggling with the task of wading through the online learning options jungle.  The most frequent question we hear is related to the level of curriculum choice available to homeschool parents...

Any of these homeschool moments bring out the PhelpsFace in you??   fgfgf Lindsay Banton is a caffeinated mother to three great kids. She never expected to homeschool, but has found that it is a wonderful addition to their lifestyle and wouldn’t change it for the...

Homeschoolers get asked a lot of questions. I asked—and still continue to ask—my fair share of questions so I am not offended when people question me about what we do. In fact, I kind of enjoy it. What most people want to know can be grouped into a few common...