‘HOMESCHOOLING LIFESTYLE’ Archives
Homeschool Advocacy Help
Those who know me well understand that while I engage in homeschool advocacy, I also encourage others to do the same. So, if you've ever considered organizing a homeschool conference in your neck of the woods, I'm sharing the link to Home Education Magazine's "Organizing a Conference" post. The article originally appeared in 2000, but the basics [...]
The Homeschooling Gift of Time to Play
Building upon yesterday’s post called “Homeschooling Myth #4 – “You Need Teacher Training, Dearie,” this post helps explain just one of the many benefits you have while educating your child at home, just one of many assets public school attendance can’t in a million years provide to your child. “The Homeschooling Gift of Time to [...]
VaHomeschoolers 2010 Conference and Resource Fair
It's official! The terrific folks at the Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers have posted info about their 2010 conference online. It happens March 12 -13 at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, Virginia. Relying solely on volunteers, the growth of this organization has been, in a word, astounding! Their [...]
This Week’s Sage Wisdom from Grandma Linda
By the time a woman realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she's wrong.
If Homeschooling Is So Weird, Why the Passion for It?
I feel it - passion to the point where after a too-long hiatus I'm re-dedicating my time to spreading the words about homeschooling. Others feel the passion, too. The number of homeschooling moms willing to devote unpaid time to blogging, leading support groups, holding classes, answering phone calls and more while they're also homeschooling is [...]
