When your child stays at home all day, and mommy is the teacher, there are certain areas of discipline that need to be maintained. It’s easy for the child to take advantage of the freedom he has at home and feel that homeschooling is just a long summer holiday. This can be a potential landmine and […]

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Still haven’t decided whether you should home school or not?
You already know by now that the ‘average’ home schooled child performs well above the level of the ‘average’ public school student…
Homeschooling is certainly not a new concept - Thomas Edison, Agatha Christie, Benjamin Franklin, and our Founding Fathers in the USA were educated at home. […]

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It’s only natural to have fears about homeschooling your child when you’re first considering it. Fears about how well you’ll be able to teach, what your friends and family will say, how you’ll have to rearrange your schedule, and so on.
Most people that you’ll meet and those you already know have been educated in a public school […]

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Homeschooling can be (and should be) a serious matter. We’re not “playing school” here. The things your child learns, or doesn’t learn, can go a long way in determining their future.
So you want to be sure both you and your child have a firm commitment to the learning process. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to homeschooling, […]

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If you’re considering home schooling your children, you need to decide which type of home schooling plan you will follow. 
There are many ways to home school. Here’s some general guidelines about each of the basic types:
 
With online home schooling you sign your child up with an online academy. The lessons are presented online, test are […]

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So you want to home school but you don’t want to break the bank. That’s understandable, especially in today’s economy. Have you seen the price of some of that curriculum?  Of course, that’s why you’re reading this post.
 
There’s no getting around the fact that you’ll have to spend some money if you’re going to do […]

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As you probably know by now, Charlton Heston, the actor known for playing the lead roles in films such as the Ten Commandments and Ben Hur, passed away this past Saturday. He portrayed Biblical characters such as Moses and John the Baptist, as well as the historical figures Michelangelo, El Cid, and Marc Antony.
Our family tradition at […]

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