Meet Pat Fenner

Author Since: 2009-02-27 18:21:04

Pat and her husband Paul have been homeschooling for 14 years. They have 5 children: 2 in college and 10-, 8- and 5-yr olds at home. Besides homeschooling, Pat publishes Help-4-Your-Homeschool.com, where she offers creative homeschooling solutions.

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Pat Fenner's Articles:

“Coaching” Your Way to Homeschooling Success!

Homeschooling is of course first and foremost a family journey. But don’t ignore the help and encouragement that can come from a good and experienced coach!

Top 10 Resolutions for Your Homeshool

Resolutions aren’t only for New Years. They can be a way of setting a higher standard. Our homeschools and our families will both benefit in the long run.

Civics – Elective or Required ?

Do you teach civics in your homeschool? In a recent, non-scientific and totally spontaneous survey I took among homeschooling families I know, 4 out of 6 “admitted” to me that they neglected to teach civics.

Review: 7 Strategies for Developing Capable Students

Who doesn’t want a capable student? This book seeks to provide parents with encouragement and tools to help their kids grow into capable students and human beings.

Review: Parents Who Love Too Much

(One of) the ultimate goals of this book is “to help you discover the answers that work for you and your children and to fulfill the dreams you have for them”.

Review: A Mom Just Like You

When I began homeschooling I became a “homeschool magazine junkie”. I loved the dream that someday I, too, would have a family like those pictured on the covers.

The Unspoken Question As You Start Your Home Business

Whatever your motivation for starting a home biz, or before you even get to the “nitty gritty” of deciding your niche, your product, your company, your marketing plan, etc. – have you given a thought to how your home business will impact your family life, and even more specifically, the relationship with your husband?

The Search For Excellence – Part 2

If you can have creativity without excellence, but not excellence without creativity… what’s the difference between the “slob” and the “excellence-seeker”?

But What Do I Write About? – A Homeschool Mom’s Journey with Words

When I began blogging and developing a website, I realized I needed to hone my writing skills. Here’s a bit of the “how I did it”…and how it changed my life!

Using Sour Lemons

While some enjoy the sharp tartness of a plain lemon, it’s the added ingredients that cause many more to enjoy the beverage. Same goes for life’s bitter experiences.