This is the third in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and educational philosophies. In the March/April issue, you learned that we are not unschoolers and [...]
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This is the second in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and educational philosophies. When my husband and I, at the suggestion of our oldest daughter, [...]
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I put school science fairs right up there with the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. More often than not, it’s a competition between parents. But done right — which might mean allowing your children to do the work (and the learning) themselves — there is no better way to understand a science topic than by doing [...]
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The high school US history unit that we use for our homeschool is simple to administer, very educational, and fun. Our kids have loved studying United States history. A History of US: Text and Movie Study We start our study of US history following the ten book A History of US series by Joy Hakim. [...]
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“Oh, I’d love to homeschool, but how could I possibly run my home-based business and homeschool, too? I simply won’t have the time!” Well, you’re right. And you’re wrong. In 1995, only six months after jumping into the homeschooling arena, I began my second home-based business, Bright Spark Press. (My first had been an electronic [...]
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16 years ago we started homeschooling on a dare from our oldest daughter, who had just turned seven. Now she and her closest sibling are attending a prestigious private university and their four younger siblings are still homeschooling. I don’t hate public schools, they can be a valid resource. But I hate the erroneous notion [...]
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The US Department of Education commandeers roughly $63.7 billion in discretionary appropriations and $96.8 billion in discretionary funding from the federal budget. And this “is only a small part” of education spending, because education is “primarily a state and local responsibility.” source While I’d argue that, constitutionally, it’s entirely a “state and local responsibility” — [...]
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