Why Homeschool Through High School
Most parents agree: teaching your children at home during the preschool, elementary and middle school years is quite a challenge. Homeschooling high school aged children, however, can seem even more...
View ArticleWhat About College?
Being the parent of 3 teens (and a 10 year old), I've been looking at the options I can give my kids for college. A priority for me was to be able to pay for college without having any of us take on...
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What is Memory and How Does it Work?
Memory and Math: Multiplication - There comes a point where your times tables MUST be memorized. You want students to be able to instantly recall all of their math facts - faster than a calculator!
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The Importance of Free Time
Free time was once the hallmark of childhood. But these days, many parents feel it's their duty to keep their children busy. This mindset can be found in parents who both work outside the home and need...
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Dropping Out Was a Great Idea
Lately, I've been hearing a lot of questions raised about how innovations in technology will change education as we know it - Can machines replace teachers? Do internet resources provide everything...
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How To Use A Microscope
Using a microscope isn't difficult. With a little precision and practice you'll be a pro in no time. The key is to make small and careful movements as you make your way from larger to smaller. To...
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The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling
There's nothing I get asked about more as a parent than unschooling, and nothing I recommend more to other parents.
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Why Unschooling? The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling, Part 2
Why unschooling? Let's think about what school is about: preparing kids for jobs (and life) in the future ... a future that's probably a decade or more away.
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More Unschooling: The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling, Part 3
Unschooling: This isn't a definitive resource guide -- I don't have the experience or knowledge to write that guide. Better people than I have written much more on the topic, and while I can't provide...
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Homeschooling for Safety
This morning, my jaw dropped when I heard radio host Dennis Miller repeatedly tell a caller who was upset about the horrendous school shootings in Connecticut that he should consider pulling his young...
View ArticleHomeschooling Can Change Your Life
When we first heard about homeschooling, my husband and I thought it sounded like a great idea. Our first child had just been born, and like all new parents, we wanted only the best for her. Neither of...
View ArticleWhat About College?
Being the parent of 3 teens (and a 10 year old), I've been looking at the options I can give my kids for college. A priority for me was to be able to pay for college without having any of us take on...
View ArticleWhat is Memory and How Does it Work?
Memory and Math: Multiplication - There comes a point where your times tables MUST be memorized. You want students to be able to instantly recall all of their math facts - faster than a calculator!
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The Importance of Free Time
Free time was once the hallmark of childhood. But these days, many parents feel it's their duty to keep their children busy. This mindset can be found in parents who both work outside the home and need...
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Dropping Out Was a Great Idea
Lately, I've been hearing a lot of questions raised about how innovations in technology will change education as we know it - Can machines replace teachers? Do internet resources provide everything...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Use A Microscope
Using a microscope isn't difficult. With a little precision and practice you'll be a pro in no time. The key is to make small and careful movements as you make your way from larger to smaller. To...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guide to Unschooling for Beginners
There's nothing I get asked about more as a parent than unschooling, and nothing I recommend more to other parents.
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Why Unschooling? The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling, Part 2
Why unschooling? Let's think about what school is about: preparing kids for jobs (and life) in the future ... a future that's probably a decade or more away.
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More Unschooling: The Beginner’s Guide to Unschooling, Part 3
Unschooling: This isn't a definitive resource guide -- I don't have the experience or knowledge to write that guide. Better people than I have written much more on the topic, and while I can't provide...
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Homeschooling for Safety
This morning, my jaw dropped when I heard radio host Dennis Miller repeatedly tell a caller who was upset about the horrendous school shootings in Connecticut that he should consider pulling his young...
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