Online STEM Fair

Online STEM Fair

Remember March and April? Those unprecedented months? No need to remind you of how everything imaginable was canceled; how the whole world came to a grinding halt. But one event continued on as planned – a middle school STEM Fair. How did this event miss the culling?...
Will U.S. Schools Reopen in September?

Will U.S. Schools Reopen in September?

OVERVIEW  The two big questions on the minds of most K to 12 students and parents in the U.S. is – “Will schools reopen in September” and, if so, what will “school” look like? Journalist Hilary Brueck writing for the June 10, 2020 issue of Business Insider summarized...
Tuesday School

Tuesday School

When it comes to summer break for homeschoolers, there are enough suggestions and ideas to fill your backyard pool. Some of us school year round, while others stick close to the public school calendar. And, since homeschoolers live globally, there are all sorts of...
End of the Year Let Down

End of the Year Let Down

There isn’t a person which the Pandemic hasn’t touched, some more so than others, and each with our own way of responding. The quickly adaptable forerunners are adjusting to the sights and sounds of masks, curbside pickup, online video conferencing, and adequate...
Shifting Homeschool Curriculum

Shifting Homeschool Curriculum

The beginning (or ending) of a school year is a great time to evaluate the effectiveness of the textbooks you are using. When we are in the trenches of teaching or planning on a daily basis, it is hard to come up for an assessing breath. When I first began...