People sometimes ask, “How do you instill a love of learning in your child?” I think that’s the wrong question. Children are naturally curious and eager to learn, and God has instilled this in them. Instead, the question should be, “How do you nurture this love of learning? Here are some of the things […]
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Battling Burn-Out: Simple but Not Easy
One big homeschooling problem revolves around the questions: How can you avoid burn out? What can you do if you burn out? Before we can tackle these questions, we need to know what burn out is. Burn out: to fail, wear out, or become exhausted by reason of excessive demands on energy, strength or resources (Webster’s Unabridged […]
Homeschooling: A Life-Style to Be Thankful For
How has homeschooling changed our life? That is a difficult question to answer, because our family knows no other life. We’ve been homeschooling forever, it seems… in any case since Miss 17 was old enough to attend junior kindergarten. So I’ll answer the related question: How would our lives be different if we […]
Straight Talk to Parents and Teens from Homeschool Graduates
Homeschool Freebies of the Day has a very interesting offering today, Straight Talk To Parents and Teens from Homeschool Graduates. This 83 page eBook shares the responses of more than 200 homeschool graduates to a survey that concentrated on four questions. 1. What is your best advice for PARENTS who are currently homeschooling […]