Archive for April, 2007

Homeschooling Online - Driver’s Education 

There is no end to the lessons you can study online. You can even study driver’s education online at your leisure. How cool is that?
More than just being cool, it’s true. At DriversEd.com you can take your classroom lessons and complete the driver’s education course right in the comfort of your living room. Take the […]

Homeschool Online - Time4Learning 

Time4Learning is almost like a curriculum in a box. But it’s really a curriculum on a website. It’s an online curriculum that combines education with fun activities. Great for children from kindergarten to 8th grade. Thousands of families have used it effectively due to its affordability and acceissibility. You get animated lessons, interactivity, unit assessments, […]

Homeschooling Online - Timeless Books On Or About Homeschooling 

The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook: A Creative and Stree-Free Approach to Homeschooling by Raymond and Dorothy Moore
Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days by Nancy Lande
Homeschool: Taking The First Step by Borg Hendrickson
The Unschooling Handbook: How To Use The Whole World As Your Child’s Classroom by Mary Griffith
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Education by […]

Homeschooling Online - Homeschoolers Are Winners 

In Delaware, two homeschooled brothers won a drawing content sponsored by the Delaware Department of Transportation.
The contest, about storm water runoff and pollution, was won by two homeschooled brothers, David and Daniel Winston of Milford, Delaware. David won first prize in the ninth-12th grade category and Daniel won in the kindergarten-second grade category. The drawing […]

Homeschool Online - The Homeschool Legal Defense Association 

The Homeschool Legal Defense Association is in its fifteenth year and has a rich history of defending homeschoolers in court, in the legislature, and the culture. The HLDAs website details news stories of the day, statistics and reports on successful homeschooling, and even support for international homeschoolers. The organization got its start in 1983 when […]

Homeschooling Online - Should Children Study Logic? 

There is perhaps no other human study more important than that of logic. People without logical thinking skills have no ability to defend their beliefs. They must rely on whim and emotion to do their thinking for them.
Logical reasoning has four primary benefits:

Children learn to arrive at their own conclusions based on known facts
Children are […]

Homeschooling Online - Four Ways To Study Classical Literature 

There are various ways to study classical literature. Which ever method you choose for your child, I highly recommend that you study the broader and historical offerings of literature and philosophy.
Strictly Intellectual Approach
This is also called the Great Books method. Children read and study the classical works of literataure, philosophy, art, and history by […]

Homeschooling Online - Some Friendly Advice For New Homeschoolers 

A typical public school teacher spends 6 or 7 hours teaching 20 children. That’s an equivalent of 15-20 minutes of one on one time with each child. You can cover so much more ground if you spend 1-2 hours a day teaching your child important subjects. Just 1 or 2 hours a day.
The most important […]

Homeschooling Online - Teaching History Through Travel 

If you are struggling with ways to teach your children about history, try a little travel. One great benefit to homeschooling is the flexibility it offers you in the area of travel. Since children do not attend public school you can take your vacations any time you want. And if you own your own business […]

Homeschooling Online - Geocaching In On Educational Games 

There’s a new game that teaches children how to find their location using a GPS. But that’s not the only educational value.
It’s called geocaching. Essentially, it’s a treasure hunt using your family’s GPS. You program coordinates into your handheld GPS and look for hidden treasure. Another way you can play the game is to hide […]