Ultimately, it comes down to what is best for each individual student, and getting a head start is not always the best option. If you’re uncertain about the “expert” advice, remember that you are ultimately the expert when it comes to your child!...
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Hope for our children is a beautiful thing. It’s what encourages them to dream and gives wings to their desires. Sometimes, though, in the process of hoping for our children, we ourselves lose sight of that true meaning of hope....
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The point of teaching and homeschooling is not to progress through a curriculum or reach a completion goal. Instead, teaching is about our students....
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As Christians, we are all called to be servants of the Lord God, walking in full obedience to whatever commands He sets before us, including raising our children to honor Him. So, where does homeschooling fit into that picture?...
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Much of our timidity as moms comes from the fear that we’re missing something. That we don’t have the authority or the skills or the abilities needed to move full throttle ahead in our service to the Lord through our families. ...
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As in any pursuit of learning, it is better to have a basic exposure than to avoid it completely simply because you cannot, for whatever reason, dive deeply into the fullness of a fine arts education....
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Whether we can carry a tune or not - whether we are aware of it or not - music has strongly impacted each and every one of us. We cannot usually recall the specific words of a sermon, but we can remember theology taught to us in hymns. ...
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While teaching our multiple-aged children together is a fun and engaging way to approach the education of our children, sometimes it is advantageous to allow our children to learn with other students of a similar age or academic level....
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While I do fully recognize the nourishment that comes from being with others who are like-minded, I cannot help but wonder if the increase in homeschool community interactions is causing a different socialization problem - one that could impact ourselves and our children as powerfully as a lack of socialization...
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Are we persevering out of stubbornness and pride, losing our motivation even as we grasp more tightly to the goal? Or are we keeping our eyes fixed on the Father, drawing on His strength as we take each step, heeding His instruction through every twist and turn of the road...
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