Posts Tagged ‘homeschooling resources’
Today’s Homeschooling Learning Journey
Today's Homeschooling Learning Journey By Linda Dobson HOMESCHOOLING. The word conjures up many different images in the minds of those who contemplate it. Some see siblings gathered around the kitchen table as their mother reviews a list of vocabulary words prior to a test. Others envision the families they bump into at the grocery [...]
Homeschooling Pictograph; Somewhat Accurate
Homeschooling Pictograph; Somewhat Accurate Found this interesting pictograph on a site that some of you might not wanted to visit (the pictograph was introduced with "we all know how lame homeschooling is") so I took them up on their offer to place it on my own homeschooling blog. What do you think? Good, bad, shabby, excellent? I'd [...]
Book Review: Don’t Know Much about History
Book Review: Don't Know Much about History By Amanda Werner Amanda Werner provides her thoughts about Parent at the Helm's August Book Giveaway! Honestly, I had not really been thrilled when it was time for me to buckle down in school and learn a thing or two about history. I enjoyed history prior to my third or fourth grade year but [...]
25 Ideas for Enjoying a Relaxed Learning Summer!
25 Ideas for Enjoying a Relaxed Learning Summer! By Linda Dobson Are you a homeschooler who follows a ten-month calendar? Have you grown curious about ditching text books and moving toward a less structured manner of homeschooling? Do you live in a state where the public education process is in an uproar, thinking you might want to skip it all [...]
Where There’s Big Money There Are Big Problems: PA Cyber Charter Schools Get Both
Where There's Big Money There Are Big Problems: PA Cyber Charter Schools Get Both By Linda Dobson "Controversy swirls about cyber schools" blares the Times Leader's headline to a piece written by Terrie Morgan-Besecker in the Education section. (Interestingly, she's dubbed the "Law and Order" reporter.) There are 11 cyber charter schools [...]
