Some presidents had mutton chops (and other things I learned in homeschool this week)

Nothing can make an 8-year old boy cry like some good dictation work.

Instilling character is a lot harder than teaching any academic subject.

Sometimes your child will say things like, "We're reading poetry and discussing rhyme scheme today? YES!" or "Hey! I can use this math in real life!" and your heart melts just a little bit.

Martin Van Buren had some pretty impressive sideburns. Go ahead, Google him.

There is some really fantastic children's literature out there. This week I read Holes by Louis Sachar (ages 10 and up) to judge its content before passing it on to Asher. I could not put the book down.

There's something exhilarating about opening a textbook and realizing you have fewer pages to go than you have already done.