Posts Tagged ‘homeschool resources’
What Happens When My Child Graduates, Doesn’t Have a Diploma & Wants to Get a Job?
What Happens When My Child Graduates, Doesn't Have a Diploma and Wants to Get a Job? Guest post by Jean Reed A diploma from a high school or college is just a piece of paper. Colleges and employers all know that having that "paper" doesn't necessarily mean the owner knows anything. That's why we keep reading about how the educational [...]
Homeschooling Is a Gift that Keeps Giving
Homeschooling Is a Gift that Keeps Giving By Linda Dobson Number one grandchild, Emily, has in the blink of an eye reached that dubious milestone known as “school aged,” and yet her homeschooling continues. You can imagine this Grandma’s mental cartwheels, thrilled that what I consider the gift of homeschooling is still giving within [...]
Lifeboats: What Homeschooling Advocacy Means to Me
Lifeboats: What Homeschooling Advocacy Means to Me By Linda Dobson I never set out to become a homeschooling advocate, though that is what I'm often called. As I watched three young hearts and minds blossom in an educational experience antithetical to my own, it was impossible to keep the discovery - the joy, the love, the obvious [...]
Homeschooling: Dealing with Doubting Relatives
Homeschooling: Dealing with Doubting Relatives By Linda Dobson It's one thing to paint your house, only to have your mother-in-law stick up her nose and mutter something about nausea. It's quite another to soul-search, decide that the very best thing you can do for your children is to create a new family lifestyle, then listen to her wail that [...]
Homeschooling Resources: Artobet!
Homeschooling Resources: Artobet! By Amanda Werner Incorporating a study of the artists has always been hard for me in our homeschooling. There is so much information available that it becomes overwhelming. I have struggled with this since day one of our homeschooling journey. Do you find yourself in that same position? I have often tried [...]