Reasons You Need Family Game Nights

Posted in Lifestyle on April 27, 2017

Don't tell the kids, but it turns out that having a regular family game night is not only fun—it's actually good for you. Like vegetables, but better. So bust out some board games (or the soccer ball) and start realizing the benefits of playing together as a family. The Benefits of Family Game Nights Medicinal Read More »

Private Schools versus Public Schools: A Pros and Cons Analysis

Posted in Homeschooling on April 27, 2017

Public school and private school are the two school types with the best name recognition, but they are not the only two school options for your child. Unless you have already done the research and determined that these are your only two options, you will want to consider all the available options for alternative education. Read More »

We Didn't Want to Admit It, But We Were Jealous of Homeschoolers

Posted in In Their Words on April 27, 2017

Of course, I was jealous of homeschooled kids. I would never have admitted it at the time. It wasn't until I started dating my first boyfriend that I realized it was jealousy. But I still ignored it. My first boyfriend homeschooled K-12. On our first date, we were in 9th grade. He Excelled at What Read More »

Single-Gender Education 101: Pros and Cons of Single-Sex Education

Posted in Homeschooling on April 27, 2017

Most schools and universities have classrooms filled with boys and girls in equal numbers, right? Wrong. It would seem that this should be the case, but the U.S. National Center for Education Sciences provides some starkly different data. Public schools are filled with a larger percentage of male students than female students, especially in pre-k. Read More »

13 Alternatives to Public School: Choices in non-public education

Posted in Homeschooling on April 26, 2017

Back when you attended kindergarten or preschool, school choice wasn’t much of a choice for your parents, and the options were probably straightforward. Today, education is an extremely complex question that rightfully deserves its place in major national dialogue. Newspapers, blogs, coffee shop discussions, and political conversations regularly debate curriculum, school quality, educational funding, educational Read More »