More than once I have heard other Christian home educators make a statement similar to the following: ‘I am Christian. I just want to teach what is needed for college and then teach what is in the Bible on the weekend, not during normal school hours. I want my children to know who God is, […]
The ONE book you couldn’t live without
Yesterday, I met a group of moms for a lunch and play date at a nearby park. This group was a bit different in make-up in that the organizers of the lunch were not homeschoolers. Our kids have been fairly active in a local church ministry where the youth minister meets with a different group of […]
Fall Semester, Part 2–Ready, Set,…
By God’s grace, during our “break” this week, I have… graded all the older kids’ assignments graded all my “big kids’ ” assignments cleaned 3 rooms in the house washed, dried, and folded all clothes–twice (thanks to hubby’s help) placed all assignments up until Thanksgiving week into planners read with the kids (about 1/2 of […]
The Hunger Games: A New Classic?
According to Wikipedia, in 1920, Fannie M. Clark, a teacher at the Rozelle School in East Cleveland, Ohio, attempted to answer the question of what makes a book a classic. She consulted a group of eighth-graders and asked the following question: “What do you understand by the classics in literature?”Answers included “classics are books your fathers give you and you keep […]
The “In Spite of” Life
Many of us live “in spite of” lives. In fact, I believe that an “in spite of” mentality is necessary if we are to stay upon that course which we believe in our hearts is God-ordained. This is a truth that is as important to our homeschooling journey as it is in any other […]