Sep 23, 2026
The antidote to a fidgeting child. PLUS: How unit studies bridge core subjects and your child's interests.
Sep 21, 2026
200 emails chasing two slippery words. PLUS: the math habit worth dropping, and October community, clubs, and events calendar.
Sep 16, 2026
Why too much choice can be paralyzing. PLUS: A clarification on mandatory assessments, and the debate over teaching letter names vs. letter sounds first.
Sep 9, 2026
Our new guide to state assessments for home educators. PLUS: Confessions of a public school principal.
Sep 1, 2026
The kid who traded algebra homework for the stock market and the rise of interest-led learning. PLUS: Do you know the difference between deschooling and unschooling?
Aug 24, 2026
12 podcasts worth your commute, 13 new playlists by topic, and 1 new episode featuring a mom of 5 on the year she broke her own kid.
Aug 18, 2026
Beating back-to-school anxiety, Miacademy deep dive, and Peter Gray’s new book on restoring childhood.
Aug 9, 2026
Why the single most researched year in homeschooling often needs the least structured approach.
Jul 13, 2026
You don't need a passport to turn the whole world into your classroom.
Jul 11, 2026
A day in the life of a 4th-grade roboticist, a 1958 economics lesson your kid will never forget, and a boredom-busting screen-free reading list for the rest of summer. Plus: packets due July 13.
Jul 6, 2026
Study-only kids ace the 5-minute quiz. A week later, the ones who tested themselves win.
Jul 4, 2026
A Fourth of July on a Saturday is rarer than you'd guess. Plus what a few families' kids made for America's 250th.
Jun 29, 2026
The latest State of Childhood report is out. Inside: a free-college roadmap and 10 screen-free summer tools.
Jun 27, 2026
Jun 22, 2026
Multiply their age by 5 minutes. That's the rough ceiling - here's how to double it.
Jun 20, 2026
Have your kids build one thing to celebrate America's 250th by July 1. PLUS: a home-made diploma maker, a program deadline reminder, and tips for a screen-free summer.
Jun 15, 2026
The simple policy that turns passive consumers into active creators. (Plus: 10 channels worth bookmarking)
Jun 13, 2026
120 popsicles in Bend, a 250-word challenge for America's 250th, and our app's first bug-fix report card.
Jun 9, 2026
Spreading a subject thin is how kids forget it. Here's the opposite play.
Jun 6, 2026
Curriculum recommendations by homeschool style, subject, and grade level. PLUS: Your kids have some crazy cool hobbies.
Jun 5, 2026
A 13-year veteran's honest "this worked, this didn't" - and the survey result behind it.
