We survived week 3, but it was a rocky one.
Okay.  So last week started out just awful.  Monday I told the boys that their spelling books were going to arrive on Tuesday after being on backorder.  Last year, spelling took us about ten or fifteen minutes per day.  No big deal.  Tuesday the FedEx truck [...]

And good things to report!  I got an absolutely GIGANTIC reward this morning.  See, last year one of the tricks I tried to make things more palatable was to let the older boys work independently on handwriting, spelling practice, and the phonics workbook.  This allowed The Mercenary (an early riser) to get his work done [...]

Well.  I knew the boys were anxious about starting school again, but I had no idea how anxious. 
It all started with getting them out of bed about an hour earlier than they are accustomed.  Turns out a certain brilliant (ahem) individual made a doctor’s appointment for Captain Earthquake at 7:45 am.  Oh.  Did I mention [...]

We’re getting ready for the new homeschooling year here at Earnest Parenting.
Okay, let’s see.  What’s our progress on the todo list?
Books ordered - check
Supplies purchased - check
Calendar ready - check
Positive attitudes in play - nope.  uncheck
This morning The Mercenary asked me if we could have a half day our first day of school, “just like [...]

In the first three entries in this series, we talked about Exploring your options, Investigating the possibilities, and Planning your experience.  Today we talk about Purchasing supplies.
If you’ve chosen to go with a pre-planned program, then all you have to do is pay the fee and the books are sent to you in the mail.  [...]

Okay, this is the third installment of my series on how to start homeschooling. First we talked about Exploring your options, then we discussed Investigating possibilities. Now, we’re going to talk about what Planning will help you get set up.
I’m assuming that you’ve already chosen an approach (anywhere from unschooling to a ‘canned’ [...]