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If You Lived When There was Slavery in America…
Those outside of the homeschool community sometimes consider us weird or goofy. Quite honestly, I consider myself pretty cool, but I get it. We are creatures of habit–unconventional habits. When you are constantly together, as one example, your first thought rarely involves dropping your child off somewhere while you do your own thing. […]
Planning for 8th Grade: A Day to Discover
Spring has sprung, and with approximately 9-10 weeks of school left, I am beginning that annual season of planning, and the official beginning of my season of homeschooling one. When you have homeschooled a minute, picking out “nuggets,” as I like to call them, amongst all the conferences, magazines, and blogs you have read can […]
How to Build a Worldchanger
One of my favorite conference presentations is a concept I refer to as teaching inclusive history. It is my passion, and the foundation upon which I have educated our children and sought to educate others for a number of years now. I truly do believe that when we give our children a Godly heart for […]
For the Freedom of Man, Even Fifty Years Later
It was January, 1961. These were a few of the words of a young John F. Kennedy as he stood on the steps of the United States Capitol, ready to take on the momentous task of leading a nation in turmoil: ‘Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give […]