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A while ago I got an email from a sweet reader who, among other things, asked the following: I was reading the comments to your post “Will Homeschooling Make Me Lose My Sanity” and it struck me how lonely everyone posting was, and how difficult it is to find like-minded friends. We are two weeks away from a cross-country move and will be leaving behind some wonderful friends. I am apprehensive of making new friends who share our traditional mass & homeschooling approach to life. Well, I thought: Would Auntie Leila consider a FACEBOOK GROUP –not just a page for...

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There’s no denying it. Homeschooling comes with so much stuff. The papers, pencils, supplies, and books threaten to take over every square inch – and yet can never be found when they’re needed. So we look to organization to solve our woes, but the methods of the magazines will not help our homeschooling households. We need guerrilla organization, organization that can withstand the daily heavy use of children. The kind of organization tips and hacks that work for homeschooling households are those that look at when and where each thing needs to be used and minimizes the amount of effort...

Spencer Mason (NCHE’s law and policy director) Companion bills were introduced in the house and senate of the NC General Assembly last month that included laws related to homeschooling (HB 1047 and SB 706). The bills would have impacted homeschool families in two ways. 1) If you were a military family, you would have had to identify yourself as such annually. 2) All homeschools would also have had to complete some type of annual update as well. If these updates were not completed, then the school would eventually be closed. You can read more about the details and process these...

Weekend homeschool links: Discussing race with your emotionally intense kids A beginner’s guide to the Gooney Bird Greene chapter books Our school year fizzled–now what? I’m Levar Burton, and this is my story (You guys know how much I adore Levar, right? Thought-provoking to watch & discuss with your teens) 12 cool podcasts that will educate and entertain your kids 10 years ago on the blog: A beach blanket education On the Simple Homeschool podcast: Ep 29, Considering homeschool? 5 things I wish I knew before I began Featured Sponsors: In our homeschool, no one reading program was that “magic bullet.”...