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Getting started articles

5 articles and counting.

Getting started7 min read

The 90-Minute Homeschool Morning for Parents Who Have a Job

Full-time work and full-time school-at-home is a fantasy timetable. Here is the 90-minute morning we see survive in US and UK households with a laptop and a child who is not a morning person.

Amara Reid
Getting started7 min read

Screen Time and Homeschool Apps: Where We Draw the Line

A lesson with a quiz is not the same as three hours of YouTube. Parents in the US and UK are being sold both as 'educational technology.' Here is how we split them in a real week.

Helen Cho
Getting started7 min read

How Many Hours a Day Should You Homeschool?

Far fewer than a school day. Here are realistic instructional hours by grade level, why one-to-one teaching is so much faster, and what to do with the time you get back.

Daniel Osei
Getting started8 min read

Building a Homeschool Routine That Survives Real Life

Illness, work deadlines, new babies and bad weeks are not interruptions to homeschooling โ€” they are the conditions. Here is how to design a routine that expects them.

Lena Whitfield

Topics covered

  • working and homeschooling
  • homeschool schedule
  • homeschool timetable
  • busy parents
  • homeschool screen time
  • homeschool apps
  • kids education technology
  • learning at home
  • homeschooling
  • beginners
  • planning
  • routine
  • schedule
  • hours
  • burnout
  • flexibility

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