If you haven’t already gotten there, middle school is a common time for homeschoolers to transition into public school.  Sports, honors classes, friends…there are a lot of reasons for this.

Also?

Many moms just don’t think they can do it.  The elementary years are fairly easy to be confident in teaching.  But once you start more serious science courses, preparing for high school math, longer writing assignments, it’s normal for that confidence to wane.

Another thing that leaves moms feeling uneasy about homeschooling older kids?  All the stories we hear about the teen years–the attitudes, the laziness, always wanting to be with friends.  Those are all real concerns, rooted in biology.  But they don’t have to be reasons we stop homeschooling!

I hope to you’ll come away more encouraged to do homeschool your older kids, more confident in your ability and with empowered with great resources to accomplish it.

On My Blog

Curriculum Hits from Middle School
Favorite Historical Fiction for Middle School
5 Things to Teach You Won’t Find in Textbooks
Favorite Blogs, Channels & Other Resources for Middle School Years

On My YouTube Channel

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Resources to Learn More About the Middle School Years

Middle Schooled by Andrew Mullen
The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students by Thomas Armstrong
Inside the Teenage Brain/Frontline by PBS

Lee Binz, The Home Scholar {Middle school & high school help}

The Mysterious Workings of the Teenage Brain
Drama in the Teenage Brain
The Teenage Brain Explained

 

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