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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is no shortage of homeschooling magazines on the market. Home Education Magazine and Practical Homeschooling are just two such magazines designed to assist homeschoolers in developing lesson plans, share practical advice on homeschooling strategies, and they even provide a resource and support group for helping homeschooling families overcome the challenges of homeschooling.
I highly encouragage […]
If your child is having reading challenges you might consider Zoobooks. These entertaining books are written for children ages 4-12 who want to learn to read but have a little trouble. Using animals as teachers, your child will be entertained by the pictures while learning the right words in the right order. The books increase […]
There’s more to homeschooling than two hours of reading Voltaire and learning algebra in your pajamas. Lady Macbeth may have washed her hands in it but you can study online and still graduate high school.
There are plenty of reasons why public school may not be for you or your high school age child. If you’ve […]
Mary Pride is considered one of the pioneers in the homeschool movement. She started writing on the subject in the 1980s and has a huge following, especially among Christian homeschoolers.
Born in 1955, she graduated high school at 15 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Computer […]