Being homeschooled from day one brought many blessings into my life. One of which was an early love for history. The Old Testament fascinated me, as did tales about the men, women and times that formed my American heritage. In my mid-teens this interest boomed into an obsession to learn all I could about
There is a line that we just don’t cross in this life; it’s the line between rational behaviour and irrational behaviour (a.k.a. craziness). You might not see the line, but you sure do know when you’ve crossed it. The looks, the stares, you know what I’m talking about! Our spiritual heritage however, is one
You know how it is, you are browsing through curriculum, planning what you are going to do with your child(ren) the following year… you know you think about math, reading, grammar, science, history and the like. You get the basics of your year planned and voila. You are done. Or are you? Recently my
Teaching children to pay attention to their surroundings is an important skill that should be developed. As children grow and desire to become more independent, it’s critical they are aware of their environment. As a homeschooling family, my children are with me the majority of the time. It often feels easier and faster to
One of the things I’ve heard repeated most often about homeschooling is that you don’t have to be a professional teacher to do it, and that’s absolutely true! Furthermore, you don’t have to be a mathematician, a linguist, a biologist, or a musician either. From animation classes to botany lectures, it’s all possible with