Category Archives: Homeschooling

The Perseverance of Sarah

One of the virtues I admire most in my youngest daughter is perseverance. Determined, resolute, indefatigable — these are not the characteristics you might expect in a 9-year-old; yet Sarah seems to be well on her way in gaining these … Continue reading

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Our First Homeschool Graduate

Several weeks ago we celebrated the culmination of our efforts in homeschooling one of our children — his graduation ceremony. After twelve long years of careful instruction and effort, Joshua stood on the dais and received his diploma as a … Continue reading

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Yearbook Thank You’s

Our homeschool co-op is drawing to a close – the final Friday school day falls in the last week of April and graduation will be in the beginning of May. We have been very blessed to be a part of … Continue reading

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Personalized Math Graphing Books

We discovered a new aspect to our math studies this year (in addition to our math IXL drills) – graph paper. Daniel and Rachel were required to use specific graph paper notebooks for their online Algebra classes. Rachel never took … Continue reading

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Forgotten Math

When our children were very young, Kathy and I decided to homeschool them. “It’ll be great,” Kathy enthused. “I’ll handle English and History, and you can teach Math and Science.” Fast-forward twelve years, and I think I’ve taught a handful … Continue reading

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