Past the cards, gifts, and chocolates that mark this season, if we are to succeed at all in educating at home, love must reign, even in places where it is difficult (read DISCIPLINE). Love marks every sacrifice in the Word of God, from Gideon to Ruth to Jesus himself. And believe me, friends, home education […]
6 Ways to Change Your Mind and Your (Homeschool) World
Our pastor once preached a series of messages from a central theme: If you can change your mind, you can change your world. The sermons were rich, packed with thought-provoking and life-changing ideas. Yet, the premise was simple. So much of the gap between mediocrity and success—in any aspect of our lives—is a result of […]
5 Steps Toward the Balancing Act
Maybe you are brand new to this whole homeschooling “thing” and on many days, you find yourself totally frustrated that you no longer have time for little else besides lesson plans, reading lists, and a whole new set of forums and networks. Perhaps this is not your first barbecue, but you cannot figure out why […]
Do You Love to Homeschool?
Do you love to homeschool? With scores of parents making plans to pull their children from traditional school systems as I write, and others who are currently deciding never to put their child into that same system, it might seem like an ill-chosen time to “voice” those frustrations that no one blogs about—much. Yet, if […]
The Truth about Homeschool
For many home educators who follow the public school calendar, those lazy days of summer are no longer lazy. Like me, you might be starting to research curriculum, to develop reading lists, and to plan the semester or yearly calendar. For many will-be home educators, this time might be filled with trepidation and angst—can our […]