Eight Great "Back to {Home} School" Articles

1) Can I Homeschool for Free?

"So you're sitting there looking at the family budget with a visor on your head, a pencil in your mouth and a large calculator in your hands. No matter how hard you work at it, there is no corner to cut in order to squeeze out a few pennies for homeschool textbooks. Our family has been in this position before. What does a mom do?"


By Mrs. Bambi, mother of 8, @ In the Nursery of the Nation
Bonus Link: Homeschooling Shouldn't Be Stressful

2) You Can't Cover All the Bases

"If you were to ask a new homeschooling mom what her biggest fear was about teaching her children, what would she say? Nine times out of ten, she'd probably remark that she's worried about covering all the bases. The truth is, no one covers all the bases. No teacher in any school can ever teach your child everything they need to know."

by Mrs. Jacinda, mother of 3, @ Growing Home

Bonus Link: 4 Essential Subjects to Teach Your Child

3) How Our Son is Graduating from
College at Age 18

"The point of this post is to unpack one example of how it can be done if you are willing to get off the conveyor belt and look into all of your options. Once you are free from the culture box, you’ll be surprised…and delighted…to find out what could be available to your particular child down the road!"

by Mrs. Natalie, mother of 9, @ Visionary Womanhood

Bonus Link:  7 Strategies for Home Schooling Moms

4) Learning Disability or Gift?

"Time and time again we see evidence of the beautiful gifts and amazing talents God has given to those who are labeled with various “learning disabilities.” Our daughter, Abigail, probably would have been considered “different” by many in the public school system. Perhaps we would have been instructed to medicate her; or maybe she would have grown up feeling like something was “wrong” with her. But in God’s providence, our sweet blessing is learning at home; and we are watching her blossom."

by Mrs. Stacy, mother of 10, @ Your Sacred Calling

Bonus Link:  Raising Maidens of Virtue

5) Begin Homeschooling With a Goal

"This question came from Allison:  

'My biggest question is “How do I begin?” What is the very first thing that you did when you started this process. With so much to choose from, I can’t seem to focus on any one thing.'"

by Mrs. Amy, mother of 7, @ Raising Arrows

Bonus Link:  Does That Count as School?

6) I Was a Brain-Washed School Teacher 

"Understanding the fact that different kids have different bents has escaped mainstream thought. I think one of the most harmful things the conventional classroom does (by default) is define the “success” of a student by a grossly narrow measure. That’s the only way to mass produce “education”.

I remember when I taught high school, with great shame, giving a tongue-lashing to an 18-year old student, towering over me with tears in his eyes. I had been brainwashed too."

by Mrs. Kelly, mother of 9, @ Generation Cedar

Bonus Link: The Secret to Your Child's Success

7) Give Your Child a Life Long
Love of Learning

"Learning is not mundane and boring! If it is - stop what you're doing, don't give up - there is hope! Here are the basic subjects and creative ways to make learning FUN!"

by Mrs. Hannah, mother of 6, @ Cultivating Home

Bonus Link: The Goals of a Homeschool Family

8) Who's Afraid of Homeschooling?

"Any mother considering homeschooling for the first time will be able to sympathize with the dread I felt of trying to replicate the classroom experience in our living room, my flood of doubts over whether I had the patience to make my children sit at a desk for six hours a day, and whether I was even qualified to teach them everything they would need to know. After all, taking full responsibility for a child’s life-training and preparation for the real world is no small matter, especially according to the standards of the modern education system that dictates that it can only be done by trained, qualified, and certified professionals (which most of us ordinary parents are not), in expensive, state-of-the-art institutions (which most ordinary homes are not)."

by Mrs. Victoria, mother of 7, @ Western Conservatory of the Arts and Sciences

Bonus Link:  Curriculum Advice from Victoria Botkin

Resources You'll Want to Get:

What to Show People Who Don't Like Your Decision to Homeschool

God's Word is the Best Curriculum Choice

A friend, and homeschool mom of 3, calls this book her "sanity".

What articles have encouraged you during this back to {home} school season?