Hi, my name is Carol.  I have two daughters that I home-school, my oldest is in 7th grade and youngest is 5th grade.  We use Time4Learning  online curriculum.  Time4Learning lets me give my girls independence that they crave without me having to hover over them. I use Time4Learning for the core subjects and a hands on [...]

Hi, I’m Linda, and I’m an accidental homeschooler. I’m the mother of a 9 year old daughter, who is not quite half way through fifth grade.  Homeschooling was never part of the plan.  Sometimes plans change.      Kindergarten, day one:  My impulsive, bright, hyperactive, and opinionated daughter decided public school was for babies.  She came home [...]

I never thought of myself as a particularly artsy and craftsy type of mom. Many moms are, and I admire them greatly. Despite my lack of art skills, my son loves to draw, is good at it, and has learned much from a how-to drawing book and an online art program. Okay, when I first [...]

Sunday after church, I ran into someone I hadn’t seen in a while. One thing she mentioned was that she wished she could homeschool her oldest child because he was having so much trouble at school. She meant to only comment in passing…and went on to list all the reasons she couldn’t and prepared to [...]

I thought I’d blog a few of my random thoughts this morning! As we’re winding down the school year, I’m having a hard time concentrating.  I keep planning next year in my head! I have to decide who will use T4L.  You know, it would be great if you could do T4L ala carte….   My [...]