Should You Add Online Learning to Your Homeschool?
Hey, homeschoolers! Are you incorporating online learning into your homeschool this year? Should you? That wasn't even an option when I started homeschooling in 1999. But now it is, and I'm so excited to share an interview I did with online learning platform founder Amir Nathoo. Listen to the podcast Sponsor Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that...
How to Change Your Homeschool Life
Hey, homeschoolers! I've always been fascinated by life change, thus my pursuit of a career in psychology. But psychology alone didn't produce the changes I desired in my life. And what's funny to me is that I can only share steps for how to change your homeschool life in hindsight. I didn't have a plan. So if you'd like some things to change in your homeschool life, stay tuned for what I learned along the way. Listen to the podcast...
Should You Add Dance to Your Homeschool Activities?
Hey, homeschoolers! I grew up in a rural area where no one I knew took dance classes. Dance was confined to occasional, awkward PE classes. Our nieces were into competitive dance and acro, however, so when I had a preschool-aged daughter of my own, I was excited to enroll her in dance. She enjoyed it, but it was an expensive, time-consuming activity for what amounted to a photo op that I could have set up for free. She ended up more...
Teaching Media Literacy in High School
Hey, homeschoolers! I think media literacy is a course we should consider including in our high school curriculum plan. When I learned that friend Nate Noorlander was teaching a class on it, I asked him to rejoin me on the podcast to discuss it. Nate gave me a new perspective that I hope blesses you as it did me. Listen to the podcast Watch on YouTube Takeaways Media literacy is an important skill for high school students to navigate...
3 Motivational States for Homeschoolers
Hey, homeschoolers! Whether you are interested in motivating yourself or your children, understanding the three motivational states described in Mark Forster's book How to Make Your Dreams Come True will help you achieve your goal. Listen to the podcast Sponsor Are you looking for a new Math Curriculum? CTCMath specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning....
About Me
I'm a Christian psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six graduates. I now help other homeschooling moms find joy in their journey. Check out sanity-saving books and curriculum at FunToLearnBooks.com and get weekly sanity savers & freebies in your inbox here -Dr. Melanie Wilson
