Whoa, did you see the results of the Parade Magazine poll? The question asked June 1 was, “Should teaching credentials be required for parents who home-school their children?”. This question was a result of a February California state appeals court ruling that unless parents have recognized teaching credentials, they must send their children to school. The […]

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With summer finally here now, and our homeschooling program for our three boys in maintenance mode, you would think we’d have plenty of time to write blog posts. But you’d be wrong….
You see, we grow all our own fruits and vegetables, and June is crunch time for some of our biggest harvests. For instance, we’ve […]

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Some of you have asked, “How do I get (keep) my child motivated?”
What you probably mean is, “How do I get my child to do the work
correctly without complaining?”.
 
Fact is, being motivated is more than just compliance. To motivate
a child is to teach the child to love learning.
The child must enjoy the process of learning. […]

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We had quite a storm here this past weekend. Not much rain, but a lot of wind. We feel blessed that it wasn’t much worse, as we’ve heard numerous reports of tornadoes touching down not too far away and causing great destruction here in Ohio and elsewhere in the midwest US.
Nonetheless, we did have some storm […]

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Are you looking for a math curriculum? Before you settle on one,
there’s something very important you should consider.
Most math curriculums, even those by Christian publishers, are
presenting an unbiblical worldview. Huh? How’s that again?
Isn’t math a “neutral” subject, not aligned with a political or
ideological grouping?
After all, the equation 1+1=2 works the same way for a Christian,
Muslim, […]

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