10 Most Important Steps to Get You Started in Homeschooling {Part 1}
Posted in Just Starting Out on August 4, 2017
When I decided to homeschool as a young mother, it was because I had already seen the incredible results that homeschooling was having on kids of all ages. I was a teacher and homeschool evaluator here in Pennsylvania. So, I had spent five years meeting with homeschoolers, reviewing their portfolios and seeing the incredible adventures Read More »
Do Public Schools Have Their Priorities Right?
Posted in Homeschooling on July 31, 2017
Many students who attend public school agree that the experience is awful. They frequently voice their feelings of disgust in regard to the abomination that we currently cause public school. These students are not the ones that will become the “sheep” of public school. These are the students that will be frowned upon for their Read More »
The Only True Education Is Self-Education
Posted in Homeschooling on July 29, 2017
These are powerful words. They capture the entire essence of what self-education truly is. I have watched my children through the years, and they have truly amazed me at times. The world is an amazing and curious place. To kids, it is full of unknowns. Every day, they come across these unknowns. I love to Read More »
Nature Study in the Desert
Posted in Homeschooling on July 27, 2017
If you are a homeschooling family, you have likely heard of nature study. It is easy to imagine how one might have a vibrant nature study in a forest, near the ocean or in lush green environments. What about the desert? Is it really possible to do nature study in the desert? What Do You Read More »
Why Keep Lessons Short
Posted in Homeschooling on July 26, 2017
I see that look in my son’s eyes again; the one that tells me his mind is wandering off. He becomes caught up in a daydream, which I will no doubt soon hear about, and is neglecting his work. This used to be a constant issue for us. He would daydream or dawdle through his Read More »
