You are your child’s best teacher “ A call to wild and free” book excerpt
Love this quote from “a call to wild and free”- buy it here: 📕📕”You are your child's best teacher not because youknow everything about...
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Christal Marshall
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Deconstructing my former teacher mindset in order to homeschool for the past 13 years
Mom here and former educator. I am currently listening to “Wild and Free” highly recommend. (Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3Wcn00Y) it is...
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Christal Marshall
- Jun 12
- 1 min
How is homeschooling upper grades, middle school and high school, different than lower grades? What do we do in Virginia?
🤯🤯 what is it like homeschooling middle school and high school kids? . . In Virginia, where we are, there are no grades required, no...
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Christal Marshall
- May 29
- 1 min
Homeschooling is the future.
I’m not making this up, you can Google “over crowded schools,” “unsafe schools,” or “teacher shortages” and it dozens of articles talking...
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Christal Marshall
- May 22
- 1 min
Stop telling kids to not use their fingers and hands while doing math- educational skill
🤯🤯I was with a 13 year old this week- trying to add up the cost of slurpees, so I used my fingers to do some simple math… he told me...
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Christal Marshall
- May 18
- 2 min
Educational strategies to prevent summer slide, summer slump prevention techniques for parents - from a former teacher and homeschool mom
How to prevent summer slide, summer slump: 😭😭You might not be a homeschool parent like me, but I guarantee you- if you are a parent...
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Christal Marshall
- May 17
- 3 min
Triggering homeschool topic: “how are homeschool kids getting socialized” and other FAQ from a veteran homeschooler mom
All right, let's talk about this very triggering topic right here. “Are homeschool kids going to be socialized?” Okay over the last 13...
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Christal Marshall
- May 16
- 2 min
Is homeschooling free in the state of Virginia? Homeschool hacks, free/ cheap ideas, What is the process to homeschool in Virginia? - from a veteran mom and former teacher
Is homeschooling free in the state of Virginia? So there is a couple of options for you. If you don't want to spend a million dollars on...
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Christal Marshall
- May 16
- 2 min
Are you a tired mom? How do you keep sustained energy as a busy homeschool mom- parenting tips - nutrition, fuel your body hacks
Hey, are you a mom? A get busy mom? Are you running around all over the place? Do you seem to have very very low energy? I'm going to let...
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Christal Marshall
- May 8
- 2 min
Pros and cons about raising kids to be mostly screen free and a screen -obsessed world, my hot take, and homeschooling topics
For those that don't know I've been homeschooling for the past 10 plus years - I'm doing a hybrid model of doing some YouTube some...
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Christal Marshall
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Cost calculator- how expensive is it to financially homeschool in Virginia and afford to be a stay at home mom? Homeschooling how to tips-price break down
🎉🎉If you are trying to homeschool your kids and see if you can be a stay-at-home mom. This is the kind of math that you need to be...
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Christal Marshall
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Frequently heard comment on homeschooling: “homeschool kids are unprepared, unregulated and neglected” - my response as a former teacher
📣Let’s talk 📣 I had no idea that homeschooling my kids after being a former teacher would be so triggering online! 🌿 yes there are...
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Christal Marshall
- Feb 15
- 2 min
5 positive reasons to homeschool in Virginia
Homeschooling can offer numerous benefits to families, and here are five positive reasons why some families choose to homeschool:...
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Christal Marshall
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Raising the next generation of spouses and husbands - the top reason why women file for divorce
It brings me to tears whenever I read an article about the high divorce rates, and what the factors are for divorce in our country I was...
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Christal Marshall
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
7 reasons why Homeschooling has rapidly increased in the US
Homeschooling education has been growing rapidly in the U.S. for several reasons: 1. Flexibility and customization: Homeschooling allows...
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Christal Marshall
- Oct 15, 2023
- 1 min
My homeschooling progression timeline
My timeline of at-home education 2007- graduated with my under grad in k-12 education with concentration in English, Spanish and history...
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Christal Marshall
- Sep 16, 2023
- 2 min
Common misconception: homeschooling will make your kids socially awkward or weird- myth debunked
Let me just address this common misconception about homeschoolers that they're socially awkward. That they don't know how to talk to...
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Christal Marshall
- Sep 15, 2023
- 1 min
Why homeschooling is not a new concept!
📣📣 how did people educate their kids for thousands of years? ❤️❤️Back in the day. People worked and lived together in a farm in a...
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Christal Marshall
- Sep 7, 2023
- 1 min
10 reasons why my kids are “weird” or “awkward” after being homeschooled for 10 years
If being socially “awkward” or “weird” entails being: ❤️confident in speaking up ❤️opinionated when it counts ❤️aware of emotional...
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Christal Marshall
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
What are your homeschooling goals
Something I want to share with you guys. After ten plus years of homeschooling is what is your goal of your homeschool family? Because...
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