- May 11
- 3 min
Testing in PA, All You Need to Know
The PA Home Education law requires that "in grades three, five, and eight results of nationally normed standardized achievement tests in...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Using Cyber Resources
Resources connecting parents EAGLE Mom Squad website & FB Exploring Homeschooling with Eagle Mom Squad HA-HA Harrisburg Area...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
Getting Ready for College
What Steps Are Needed to be Ready for College from a 3/14/22 PHAA Conference: What to start or continue in 9th grade, even from 7th grade...
- Jan 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Homeschooler's Path to College
Applying to college...it may seem daunting to a homeschool parent because chances are you weren't home schooled; your guidance counselor...
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Education-From Frustration to Freedom!
Are you frustrated with your child’s school? Have you been going back and forth with their school to advocate for your child? Were you...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Do I Have To Buy All My Curriculum New?
If you are like me and a lot of homeschool families, we are mostly one-income families. Which means, we need to live on a...
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
Why Did I Choose to Homeschool?
When my oldest was born in 1997 homeschooling was not on my radar. I did not even know it existed. Public school was all I knew growing...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 9 min
Finding Peace in Homeschooling
Recently I presented a talk to my local homeschool group on finding peace in homeschooling. I thought it might be nice to share here. I...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Family Fun: The Great Backyard Bird Count
Every February, families gather all around the world to participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). The Cornell Lab of...
- Dec 2, 2020
- 5 min
How I Saved My Family in a Walmart Aisle
It was either a lucky-accident or the plot-twist of a creative God that inspired me take the meandering path out of My Feminist Domain...
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Discover Home School Teaching Opportunities in Citizen Science
Scientists are faced with a myriad of limitations when trying to effectively collected large amounts of data for research projects....
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
How to Get Your Child's Attention
With everyone in our family talking over each other, various media distractions, and demands on our attention, I worked out three...
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Make Homeshooling Exciting
For most kids, the idea of any type of schooling combined with the word exciting, seems an impossibility. School has become a place of...
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
This could be the Beginning of a Golden Age of Education!
It would take something really dramatic to change our education system. Imagine the changes we would have to make for all of our kids to...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 3 min
Mentoring Your Homeschool Student
The best advice that I received from a veteran homeschool mom when I started homeschooling my junior high son was very simple. She said,...
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
How to Teach Science at Home
Delving into science at home is an incredibly natural and enjoyable activity! Science education in children is an important part of...