Why I Homeschool: Ms. Frizzle
Have you ever watched “The Magic School Bus?” It’s a show about a teacher, Ms. Frizzle, who teaches her students science by taking them on field trips via the “magic school bus.” These aren’t your...
View ArticlePizza and Homeschooling
Recently I had a party and the main course was pizza. When we lived in Amarillo, I used to make pizza frequently since heating up the apartment by using the oven wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. It is...
View ArticleSummer School
This is what is different about homeschooling. My son recently attended a Dafur Awareness meeting. In July. It was hosted by another teen who had only learned about the extent of the crisis in Darfur...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons to Homeschool
10. Help reduce public school class size 9. You know what they’re eating for lunch 8. Lost permission slips aren’t a problem 7. Forgot books at school-so what? 6. End “what to wear” to school arguments...
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What do Homeschoolers REALLY do all day?
I know, it sounds like the headline for some celebrity gossip magazine. What superstars do in private isn’t the same thing that they project to the world and we all want to know. Well, this is...
View ArticleWhen Children Might be Better Left Behind
I had a very good friend who decided to start homeschooling in the middle of her chemotherapy treatment. She had been very active in the PTA and was actually president for the second time when her son...
View ArticleWhy I Homeschool–Thursday Nights
What do Thursday nights have to do with homeschooling? Everything. My son was in first grade and wanted to play baseball. My husband and I both worked. So I would take off early from work to pick up...
View ArticleWhat is it Like to Homeschool? You Have No Idea
So the boy is going to be heading off to college in less than eight weeks. Yes, a college actually accepted him and even gave him money. Who would have thought? What was I even thinking when we decided...
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Should You Homeschool for High School? Part 1
For many homeschoolers, the decision to continue to homeschool through high school is probably the second biggest decision they make after deciding to homeschool in the first place. It’s the time when...
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Should You Homeschool for High School? Part 2
Last week I talked about some of the reasons why we decided to homeschool through high school. I realized that I left out one very important advantage. It’s easy to hold a student back if necessary. It...
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