Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
Post PSLE, there is no longer any Law that dictates our choice and mode of education. This can be exciting or scary. If you have been considering continuing to homeschool, let me encourage you that God is faithful and He will empower you. And if He has called/nudged/pushed you to homeschool even the secondary school years, you can do it because of His grace is all you need! Read more…
Tough love ahead: friends, there is work to be done and we need to do the work. If we want results, we need to work. There is no such thing as overnight successes. And sometimes the work is plain hard. No matter how much we try to work smart, some work is just hard. And we just need to put in the hours. Read more…
Since I was only homeschooling the P2 boy (I don’t consider the pre-school years formal homeschooling), the school workload for him was tiny. So, I decided to do school for 4 weeks and take 1 week off all year round instead. Christmas and Chinese New Year would have a 2-week break. And we would take off on each of our birthdays and Public Holidays. Read more…
Why do so many people fail at their New Year resolutions? It is because the steps required to achieve their goals is unsustainable in the long run. In other words, they couldn’t keep up with the changes. They are over-ambitious and set up overly big goals that require too many changes to happen to get there. I say, “slow, small, and steady steps wins the race.” Read more…. Read more…
After going through PSLE* with 5 very different children, with different strengths and weaknesses, many have asked me how *I* did it. Well, for starters, *I* did not do it. As one child petulantly exclaimed many years back when she heard that I had been asked to speak at a PSLE sharing session to help other homeschool […] Read more…
Keeping up with homeschool paperwork fail. I will always start out with the greatest intention of keeping on top of all the paperwork homeschooling generates. But I fail. Every single academic year. I have no idea why I can keep on top of things in the house but not paperwork though. But I try, and try again! Read more…
Planning holds the key to sanity in our large family in every aspect of our lives. Homeschool planning is no different. It keeps everyone on track. With my master plan, I know that each child would be able to finish up the syllabus on time and have enough time to practice with exam papers. I don’t have to guess and hope for the best at the end of the year. Read more…
SAYING NO WHEN HOMESCHOOLING A LARGE FAMILY is part of the Write 31 2017 Challenge. Read 31 Days of Life in a Large Homeschooling Family for more posts. * * * * * * * * * Saying NO when homeschooling It all seems so wrong doesn’t it? But when you homeschool a large family, you will […] Read more…
Homeschooling your first child can be so fun and exciting. But as the family expands, homeschooling in a large family can get complicated. How can anyone homeschool more than one child, I used to wonder. I also envied those with extra help. Let me share how choosing the right curriculum, and having the right systems and routines help. Read more…
PSLE Round 5. Here we go again, and I am not even close to being done with PSLE! In today’s post, I share how we prepare for the oral exams and then get the children ready for PSLE with our own homeschool prelims. The prelims are more for familiarising the children with exam etiquette more than anything else. Read more…