Homeschool Archives

A bill in the Mississippi state legislature would allow home-school families to voluntarily enroll the students part-time at the local public...

Have you ever taken a ride on that old train, the Self Doubt Express? Its passengers buy one-way tickets to Despair and Hopelessness. If you...

We all tend to collect a bit of dust from time to time in our spiritual household... how do you go about cleaning it amidst the busy schedule of a...

American homeschoolers are viewed with respect and perhaps a touch of envy. The freedom they experience is immense compared to the current...

Everything was quiet when all of a sudden an emotional eruption occurred in the office. I heard chairs being shoved as the exchange of words...

Like her Old Testament counterpart, Harriet "Moses" Tubman led many of her people out of slavery and into the Promised Land, but she was also like...

When looking for honor societies, you might think first of the most well-known, the National Honor Society, but it is the rare homeschool student...

Imagine the never-ending question. The answer that just won't satisfy. The conversation that has no finale. One of my sons in particular has...

One of the most precious gifts you can give your child is the gift of words. To help a child fall in love with words is to bestow upon him a gift...

An older woman I mentor with says, as you did in your comment, that the Lord called me to homeschool, and He will fill the gaps. I would love to...

Another year went by and no valentines. No card, no candy, no flowers, no nothing! After 17 years of marriage, you'd think my husband would get the...

Teaching grammar does not improve children's writing. That gives the happy message that you can skip the grammar drudgery, at least through the...

My breathing and pulse quickened as I entered the house... As we stepped from the hardwood foyer onto the dining room carpet, our worst fears...

Letters are rare and our society as a whole is poorer for this loss. When a student learns to write letters he gains a skill that will be of...

What are some of the "tools of the trade" can parents use to help their children learn to read? The top three are: The 1 in 20 Rule; To, With, and...