What does it really mean to think critically in a world that never stops shouting at us? In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we slow things down and explore how to stay grounded when information, emotion, and opinion collide. 🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-beco...

Critical thinking is not about adopting a once-for-all-time position. It’s learning to live with the discomfort of knowing that each idea we hold is contingent—can be modified by new information, experiences, and encounters. ➡️ Keep reading: juliebogart.substack.com/p/a-critical...

#Homeschool tip: Make writing a meaningful part of your life right in front of your kids—leaving notes, making lists, sending texts, writing emails and letters, journaling, signing cards. Write in front of your kids every day and help them to emulate what you do.

February’s Dart, Arrow, and Boomerang invite families into stories about perseverance, dignity, and the longing to belong. 📚 Dart (ages 8-10): With Just One Wing 📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): Will’s Race for Home 📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): A Raisin in the Sun store.bravewriter.com/collections/...

What happens when we slow down long enough to really wonder? In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we rediscover how noticing, wondering, and waiting can transform ordinary moments into meaningful education. 🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-acti...

Need inspiration? Here’s a look at some of our amazing Brave Writers! ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/student-spot...

Shakespeare Workshop for kids and their parents! Brave Writer's hands-on workshop is an ideal choice for families unfamiliar with (or daunted by) the Bard's life and works. 🎭 Our next session starts February 2! ➡ Learn more about this online class: bravewriter.com/online-class...

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Today, we would like to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., and his achievements for Civil Rights in the US as well as highlighting a wonderful poetry book about Dr. King that is worth adding to your bookshelves. ➡ poetryteatime.com/blog/celebra...

Seaside enchantment abounds! January's Dart selection (ages 8-10) is The Lighthouse Family series by Cynthia Rylant! Enjoy living literature while teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, and literary devices. bravewriter.com/products/lig...

We're not trying to raise students. We're trying to raise learners. 🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-no-p...

Will your family be watching the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy? When your kids are cheering and asking curious questions, you don't need worksheets to make it "educational." You just need Brave Writer's Winter Games Guide! ➡️ bravewriter.com/products/bra...

Learning doesn’t have an end point—you know that because you are still learning almost as much as your kids are while you homeschool them! So trust the process. Your kids will take what you give them and expand it beyond what you ever imagined.

Thinking about pulling your kid from school at Winter Break? Join Brave Writer’s expert trainer, Dawn Smith, to learn how to start your homeschool journey mid-year! Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 4:00 PM ET ➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/kick...

Registration is OPEN for Brave Writer's 2026 Winter/Spring Online Writing Classes! 🎉 Sign up now to secure your spot: class.bravewriter.com/register

#Homeschooling is more than an education for kids. It’s a life-practice. It’s a path, a way, a philosophy of living that guides, well, everything while you are living a homeschool life.

NEW: A–Z Guide to Literary Devices! Literary devices are the tools writers use to make language come alive. When kids learn to spot these devices in action: 📚 Reading becomes richer. 📚 Writing becomes more expressive. 📚 Conversations get deeper and more engaging. bravewriter.com/products/a-z...

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It is important to have good guidelines for tech in your home... But if your life is being reduced to endless vigilance and fear of dopamine hits and scary internet searches, that’s harming your relationship with your kids. Keep reading ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/tech-guideli...

It turns out, writing does something for us that thinking and talking alone can’t accomplish. It actually helps us think differently and learn something about ourselves and the world around us, too. juliebogart.substack.com/p/the-trick-...

FREE Webinar: Raise AI-Proof Kids! Wednesday, November 19 at 4 PM ET The world is rapidly changing. AI can write essays, create art, even ace exams. So where does that leave our kids? Right at the sweet spot of what only HUMANS can do. ➡️ bravewriter.com/landing/rais...

Take children seriously. When we shift how we see our children and we shift how we understand learning, all kinds of ideas for teaching emerge. ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/ongoing-odys...

Learning in #homeschool is first and foremost about the bold notion that learning is not contained by a building or a laptop! juliebogart.substack.com/p/my-honest-...

The genius of homeschooling is that the WORLD is your classroom. The conversations you have along the way, the activities you pursue out in the world matter and count! blog.bravewriter.com/world-is-cla...

For three days only (ends October 24), when you Buy One Literature Single, you get one FREE. 🎉 Up to 6 guides—3 free titles! Each guide lasts about a month—so with a handful of singles, you’ve got an entire semester’s worth of language arts covered. store.bravewriter.com/collections/...

Your primary role is to foster a safe space for family to unfurl. When family members feel safe, they feel loved. When family members feel anxious, they feel rejected. And it’s hard to care about learning when feeling bad about self.

One of the reasons that people struggle with writing is that it doesn’t feel easy. But what if it could be? What if your child experienced self-expression as something they enjoy, as something they deserve to have in their toolbox of being human? blog.bravewriter.com/does-writing...

Writing prompt for kids! Name four favorite books by four different writers. Now imagine that the authors have dinner together. Write the scene. How would everyone act? What would they talk about? #fridayfreewrite

The key to a happy #homeschool is progress in learning. Kids and parents need to know that together they are in a context of discovery, that satisfies the child’s need for two things: 1) challenge to grow, and 2) comfort at having mastered or achieved.

If you’re worried about your kids right now and the choices they’re making, what matters more is that they know that they are important to you and that you are proud to be their parent. ➡️ blog.bravewriter.com/foundation-o...

Julie is back from her two-week trip to Italy (with a quick stop in Copenhagen!) and brings stories that weave together travel, literature, and layered learning. 🎧 blog.bravewriter.com/podcast-ital...

The number one way to improve your #homeschool experience is to do it! If you do ONE thing each day, you will make progress and pacify the guilt gremlins.

Critical thinking starts with curiosity and a willingness to dissent. blog.bravewriter.com/danger-black...

Idealism can be the enemy of well-being. Idealism harms us when we become more attached to protecting a system of beliefs or practices than providing for the health and well-being of the individual human beings in our care (including ourselves!).

Get $10 OFF a Batch of Practice Pages: September 15–25, 2025. Practice Pages are short, doable, and actually work to help kids ages 8–14 finally unlock those tricky grammar and punctuation puzzles. store.bravewriter.com/collections/...

What would happen if we called our children IN to a conversation as opposed to calling them OUT? Instead of: “You left your shoes on the floor! Pick them up!” say: “I'd like to hear about your shoes on the floor. What are you planning to do with them?” 👟

Your children will interpret their childhood through the lens of your relationship to them more than the educational choice you make for them. ➡️ Keep reading: blog.bravewriter.com/the-gift-of-...

September’s Dart, Arrow, and Boomerang spotlight code-cracking characters and unlikely heroes. 📚 Dart (ages 8-10): Sidekicks (Book 1) 📚 Arrow (ages 11-12): The Bletchley Riddle 📚 Boomerang (ages 13-14): The Woman All Spies Fear store.bravewriter.com/collections/...

Embrace inspiration and skill-building by toggling between them. Use traditional tools for a base-level education then depart from them periodically as you gain confidence. Flights of fancy enrich skill-building like a picnic enhances lunch! #homeschool

I am thrilled to invite you to a free webinar with Ash Brandin, who is beloved for their sensible and actionable advice about how to enjoy and manage screens with kids! 🎮 August 27, 2025 7 PM Eastern Replays will be sent to those who register. ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Textbooks and materials don't hold the keys to educating your children. They only offer you a possible pathway to mastery. As the one in charge, YOU can determine which pieces actually accomplish that goal!

Raising a learner means you are teaching intrinsic motivation, not just performance.

Can't wait for our fabulous fall conference and I hope to see YOU there! Join us for a day of play and learning, topped off by a fantastic night at the theater in Cincinnati Ohio! Learn more: bravewriter.com/products/bra...

You’re child won’t fall in love with every subject. You won’t manage to make all learning magical. If you and your kids discover the beauty in a single subject at any point in time, you’ve shown your child how to find it for themselves. blog.bravewriter.com/small-doses-...

Plan your children's happiness...not only their academics. juliebogart.substack.com/p/plan-their...

"In one course he has moved from being my most writing-resistant child to publicly announcing his love of writing and choosing to do it in his free time." -Teresa Brave Writer's 2025 Fall Class Registration opens Monday, July 21, at noon ET. ➡️ bravewriter.com/online-classes #onlineclasses

Want to join the movement to kinder, more meaningful writing instruction that works? In Brave Writer 101: Guided Writing Process, we show you how. Learn more: bravewriter.com/online-class...

The goal of education is to help kids discover how their brains work—so that they can use that brain for anything they choose for their lives.

Each summer, we host an event we affectionately call "Summer Camp." We offer webinars to parents to give them an inside look at how our program works, and what you can do to be successful using it! 🏕️ It's free and hosted online (live + replays) on July 15-16. bravewriter.com/about/summer...

The best books, the best words—allow your children to be bathed in high quality writing while they learn the mechanics and craft of writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMec...