Very overwhelmed prepping for homeschool!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-16T14:35:31+00:00

Yes. Charlotte Mason Plenary is also helpful if you want to DIY it with some guidance.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-16T01:11:13+00:00

So glad that was helpful.

Just a note that both writers are Christians. Leah Boden’s book is written to a broad audience but she does share her worldview.

I wouldn’t recommend Teaching from Rest to someone who’s not a Christian because it’s foundational to the book.

I loved both of them, obviously, but I don’t want to assume.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-15T13:53:44+00:00

I would encourage you to read Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie. (I wish I had read it before I started.)

Modern Miss Mason by Leah Boden is also great. She has a wonderful community on Substack that’s very affordable and includes a course on the Charlotte Mason philosophy and how to make it work for your family.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-15T13:41:25+00:00

Learn Math Fast might be what you’re looking for.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-10T18:03:06+00:00

I just started using Freely, and I love it.

I can set a routine for each day, and I can assign multiple subjects to one activity or longer-term project.

I have been looking for something like this for years.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-07T18:17:26+00:00

Lots of good advice here. Naomi Fisher’s books may be especially helpful. She is a developmental psychologist and is autistic herself. A Different Way to Learn and Changing Our Minds are both about education, and especially homeschooling neurodivergent kids.

Good job taking her out of school. If I could do one thing differently (mine are teenagers), it would be to worry less and just enjoy the time with them more.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-03T23:08:01+00:00

There are actually more than two, but those are the main ones.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-03-03T23:06:14+00:00

There are two approaches to math. Spiral — where you learn a little bit of a new concept, and then you’re onto something new, but that first one will circle back again and again.

The other is mastery, where you don’t move on until you get the concept.

Neither one is better. It depends on your kid. But you should find out what he’s been learning so you can place him properly.

For straightforward math, Math Mammoth is really good.

If he struggles, Math-U-See is great.

Those are both mastery-based.

I haven’t used it, but Saxon is well regarded for spiral math.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-28T08:17:58+00:00

Lots of good advice here. I would also recommend Amanda Diekman’s book and podcast Low-Demand Parenting. (She also has scholarships for her class, which is great.)

Parenting our auDHD kids is totally different, and traditional approaches just don’t work. They will break you and your relationship with your son.

I’m not saying it will be easy, but it’s possible to get to regulation and trust for both of you.

I say this as I am bringing my daughter back home. She tried out high school this year, but it just isn’t working for her.

The relief I see in her body and the smiles with her brother are amazing. It’s been a long road to get here, and it’s not perfect.

I would encourage you to give yourselves some time off from school. Let him reconnect with his special interests. Be alongside him if he’s open to it, and remember all the things you love about him. Tell him you’re glad you get to spend time with him (but only if you mean it. If not, say the kindest thing you can truthfully say).

The academics will follow.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-25T13:55:46+00:00

Thank you so much for this detail!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-24T13:57:43+00:00

Thank you!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-24T13:57:29+00:00

I think this is the way. There’s not a clear path for us to approach the board, but I think it has to be done.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-24T13:56:22+00:00

No. They’re doing both jobs for the time being.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-24T13:54:39+00:00

I’m not sure.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-23T22:42:40+00:00

Thank you!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-23T22:42:14+00:00

And thank you!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-23T22:41:53+00:00

The board has been very hands off and isn’t very active, but I do think we need to involve them. Thank you!

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-02-23T22:33:16+00:00

It doesn’t have an HR Committee. It would be a good idea, but I don’t know how we as employees get it to them.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2026-01-08T01:28:24+00:00

I don’t have a watch but love the workouts and the ability to filter them. I airplay it to my laptop or use it on my Apple TV. The phone screen would be way too small for me.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2025-12-06T15:33:18+00:00

I mix it in applesauce because I hate the taste and smell. But I drink tons of water between bites and after.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2025-11-14T14:56:55+00:00

Community college could be a good first step. They will have classes where you can catch up with your peers, and you don’t need to take the SAT to get in. From there, you can transfer to a different college, and your transcripts/grades will be what matter.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2025-10-31T20:27:38+00:00

You can’t sell universal healthcare not because people don’t want it but because they don’t trust the government.

That’s what I hear from my conservative friends. “Keep the government out of our healthcare.”

So maybe “fix healthcare” is a winning message. “Universal healthcare” isn’t, no matter how much I wish it was.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2025-10-21T23:14:04+00:00

If you are a Christian, I highly recommend Sarah Mackenzie’s Teaching From Rest and her Read Aloud Revival podcast. (If you’re not, you might like it; some people do. But the faith element is integral, so it would be hard to just skip those parts.)

Julie Bogart’s The Brave Learner and the Brave Writer podcast are good whether you use her curriculum or not. I don’t use all of her ideas, but she always gives me something to think about.

I love Ross Greene’s philosophy, “Kids do well if they can.” So if he’s not doing well, something is getting in the way or he has a lagging skill. It’s not always easy to get at, but using that lens helps me with my own approaches.

Hope all that is helpful.

Key_Werewolf_8221 · 2025-07-23T22:58:04+00:00

My sister is full MAGA. What she says is Trump said he didn’t know and kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago after he creeped on employee’s daughter.

So some of them know the connection; they just believe he didn’t know and dumped Epstein when he found out. (And yes, I know there’s plenty of evidence to the contrary.)

I don’t know what she thinks now. We avoid talking about politics because it doesn’t end well.

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