Homeschooling is a challenging calling, but there are some resources that make it easier. Here are some that we have loved, that you might want to consider for your homeschool reading this summer. As you go through this list, remember, the only indispensable one is the Bible; the next three most helpful ones are 102 Top Picks, How […]
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Universities and Colleges in Your Community
Recently Miss 16 and I were dropped off at a university’s student center, not for a traditional ‘university visit’ of the kind US parents and teens focus on, but to attend a poster session put on by undergraduate researchers just a few years older than my daughter. Two hours later, our minds spinning with concepts, […]
Review: The Paideia of God by Douglas Wilson
Wilson’s collection of essays on education runs the gamut from profoundly relevant to homeschooling (the purpose and meaning of education) to irrelevant but interesting (school clothes and vouchers). “The Paideia of God” was an encouraging eye-opener to me. Christian homeschoolers often refer to Deuteronomy 6 for homeschooling inspiration. Douglas Wilson, a minister, turns to Ephesians […]
Six Historical Thinking Skills and Your Homeschool
There is a new movement sweeping history education that seeks to enhance critical historical literacy using six thinking skills. These skills can benefit anyone who studies history and are especially relevant to homeschooled teens, but they are not without danger either. The following brief overview consists of notes taken when Donna Ward, the mother […]
Canadian History Celebration
Since 2017 is Canada’s 150th birthday, we aim to celebrate that in our homeschool. Some say Canadian history is boring because it has no impressive royalty, revolutions, or invasions, although it does have its own version of each of these. Indeed, its history is a whole lot less dramatic than that of many other countries […]