Author: mymentech

I don’t know about you, but our chore charts seem to eventually fall by the wayside. I have a collection of failed attempts at cleanliness in our home. Posters in the kitchen, pebbles on the counter, papers taped in the...

Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, you’ll learn about the most basic element of art: line. Look at some post-impressionistic artwork like Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”, and learn how to draw a lion using only lines, then make your own copy of Van Gogh’s painting!

So, now that I’ve done all this work organizing, what does a typical day look like at my house?

I’ve discovered our priorities and passions, I’ve planned out a workable routine…it’s time to dump it on the kids, right? Surprise them one Monday morning after a relaxing Christmas break or summer holiday? No! That’s the fast-road to burn-out for me and my children!

Too often homeschoolers overemphasise that anyone can homeschool, which is true, however in our enthusiasm we underplay the work involved in homeschooling, and I think this sets new homeschoolers up with unrealistic expectations, that could lead them to put their children back in school.