How to Structure Your Student’s Day
One of the hottest topics in homeschool community discussions is scheduling. There’s this idea that if you can just find the perfect schedule before you start homeschooling, then the whole … Read More
Learning Styles vs. Learning Preferences: What You Need to Know to Help Your Learner
“I learn best when I have lots of pictures,” someone might say. “I need to read the directions first; I’m hopeless with watching videos,” another person might say. Ask three … Read More
Why Your Student Should Take Advanced World Language Courses
Experiencing a second language no longer requires a costly plane ride. Our world has become increasingly connected, with cultures and languages deemed foreign now within earshot and at our fingertips. … Read More
To Stare and Say Yes: A Teacher, a Ten-Year-Old, and Summer Reading in a Pandemic
Finally, after ten years, ten months, and twenty-seven days, my worst fears were realized. After all of the inference-making exercises, cause-and-effect lessons, character-motivation talks, and vocally-performative bedtime stories, it had … Read More
When Homeschooling, Flexibility is Essential —Especially Now!
To say COVID-19 disrupted everyone’s schedules would be a laughable understatement. Between canceled extracurricular activities, foundational changes in home life, and the simple inability to socialize, our students’ lives look … Read More
Student Essay Showcase – “Homeschooling in America”
In this post we are featuring an essay written for Rhetoric Writing III by Emily R. Her instructor, Jeff Jones, comments, In her insightful essay, Emily confronts some of the … Read More