Category: Why We Homeschool
Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
TeepeeJoy.com has put together a great resource on the pros and cons of homeschooling. They asked 41 Homeschooling veterans (including yours truly) to weigh in…
Do You Need to Rethink School?
Susan Wise Bauer is a work in progress, just like the rest of us. The author of The Well-Trained Mind and the Story of the…
What Happens When You Ask Unschoolers ‘What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?’
My daughter is a baker. When people ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she responds breezily: “A baker, but I…
10 Ways Homeschooling Can Heal Your Family
Homeschooling can heal your family. Here are 10 ways to find joy again. The phone rings. The number is familiar. I can barely hear the…
The Value of End-of-Year Homeschool Reporting
The past week I’ve been knee-deep in end-of-year reporting, collecting materials and writing my report for our local school district. Not every year finds me…
Why Teens Should Have Meaningful Work
I don’t agree with everything in the following article (all people have intrinsic value independent of their economic contribution and I am very thankful for…
The Gift of Sight: Cultivating Our Children’s Gifts
Recently I was reading a book on the intersection of faith and science. It is no doubt a wonderful book, but the simple truth is…
Six Reasons to be Thankful for Homeschooling
November is the traditional time of year for giving thanks to God for all of our blessings during the course of the year, but any…
Discerning Homeschooling
by Janalin Hood When the idea of home schooling came to me I was rather skeptical. As the daughter of public educators and as a…
As the Big Yellow School Bus Rolls By and My Child is Not On It
Traditional school is starting this week in my city. All of the school supplies have been on sale at all of the stores, the lunches…
