So, high school is underway… again. My daughter seems to be juggling everything okay except for one subject: Algebra. Entrepreneurship (which she is doing through SchoolhouseTeachers.com), literature, geography, history, French—no problem. But those subjects don’t require a lot of abstract thinking. At first, I was also concerned about the literature class because my daughter
That’s right! October is Cookie Month, and who doesn’t love a sweet cookie treat! Of course, there are thousands and thousands of cookie recipes: from family favorites, to Grandma’s cookie book, and even trusty old Pinterest. There is a cookie recipe for everyone, even great tasting cookies for those with allergies. It is definitely
From the TeachingtheWord Bible Knowledgebase Part two of a series. Read part one. As James writes under divine inspiration, “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?” The contributors to online Christian homeschooling forums and parents’ blogs offer hundreds of reasons, and thousands of examples from their own experience, to support their personal
If you are a homeschooling mom, you need encouragement! The opportunity to teach your children at home is a blessing, but it is not easy. Along with being their teacher, you are the school nurse, administrator, secretary, caretaker, cafeteria coordinator, and recess monitor. You get no breaks, no prep periods (except at night when
Hey Mama, When it’s all falling apart around you, stop and be still. Just stop for a moment and re-group, reset the button. You’re allowed to do that. No one is standing over you with a whip (except yourself). Knock that off, OK? What will your advice be to your daughter or daughter-in-law ten years
Joy. A tiny three-letter word that encompasses so much of what our lives as Christians ought to be marked by but often seems so evasive. Joy-less-ness is, sadly, more prevalent and prominent among Christians who homeschool than joy. Is there a solution? First, we need to honestly admit that a lifestyle of home education
