by Spencer Mason | Jul 12, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
Since my daughter, Olivia, was born five years ago, I knew I desperately wanted to homeschool her. I was mortified at the options available in my local school system, and my daughter’s safety was of my highest concern. Once I was able to arrange to work from home, I...
by Spencer Mason | Dec 7, 2016 | Fall 2016, GREENHOUSE
7 Dec 2016 Sometimes it’s hard to admit that we may need help with our homeschool. Understandably, we may be overwhelmed with a curriculum choice, lesson plans, need for organization, homeschool itself or the motivation to want to teach. It is during hard times such...
by Spencer Mason | Nov 18, 2015 | Fall 2015, GREENHOUSE
18 Nov 2015 When I starting homeschooling in the dark ages (really only sixteen years ago, but it now seems like a lifetime ago!) I launched into something I really knew little about. I knew that the public school system was failing us and that we needed another...
by Spencer Mason | Oct 7, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE
7 Oct 2015 We faced a new season in our homeschool this past year as we decided not to return to the co-op we had participated in for a number of years. Although it was a tough decision, it allowed the children and me to participate in a wonderful group called...
by Spencer Mason | Jan 14, 2015 | Winter 2015, GREENHOUSE
14 Jan 2015 The only thing better than the family you’re born in is the family you choose. Born an only child, I learned to be content entertaining myself. Not one to surround myself with an entourage of friends, I’m completely comfortable shopping, dining...