The other day, I posted the below image on facebook as a personal reminder to focus on what matters. What matters? Ordinary. Because Ordinary Is Extraordinary. My friend Nicole commented, "Why don't we believe it?" woah. The words cut like a knife to my very soul. Why don't I believe it? … [Read more...] about Why We Don’t Believe We’re Extraordinary
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You Can Thank Me Later – 7 Mistakes I Made Homeschooling
There's quite a few things I did right in the past umpteen-years I've been homeschooling. Regardless of the teasing I get every day from my own teens, it hasn't been half-bad growing up in the Garfias homeschool. I have made my fair share of mistakes. We all have, right? It's how we learn and grow … [Read more...] about You Can Thank Me Later – 7 Mistakes I Made Homeschooling
What Teens Learn from Their Jobs
I am happy to hear my most recent article in Texas Home School Coalition's REVIEW has been an encouragement to homeschool moms of teens. I was hesitant to take on this topic, because not everyone agrees with the position my husband and I take on this. But it certainly worked so well for us, and I … [Read more...] about What Teens Learn from Their Jobs
10 Things Your Homeschool Friend Won’t Tell You (but wishes you knew)
You know that homeschool mom down the street or across the aisle at church? Maybe you don't know her really well. But she wishes you knew her better. In fact, there are several things she wishes she can tell you but she can't. There's working moms and stay-at-home moms, breastfeeding and bottle … [Read more...] about 10 Things Your Homeschool Friend Won’t Tell You (but wishes you knew)
4 Things Grading Means in High School Homeschool, and 4 What It Doesn’t
The more I talk about grading with my fellow homeschool moms, the more misconceptions I find. It's easy in our quest to be different, to deinstitutionalize learning, to customize our student's education to misunderstand our obligation to evaluate our students as objectively as possible. What do … [Read more...] about 4 Things Grading Means in High School Homeschool, and 4 What It Doesn’t
When You are a Failure at Making Friends
Ever since I was a child, I have had difficulties making friends. I thought it was the friends' fault; they didn't do a good job of being my new best friend. But it was really me. I thought I was easy to make friends with. I was an outspoken, opinionated, confident performer, and I wasn't shy. But … [Read more...] about When You are a Failure at Making Friends
