One of our duties as homeschooling parents is to teach our children the knowledge base common to our culture to equip them to participate effectively in its conversations. In Part 1 of Homeschooling Methods and Content Based Learning, I discussed this concept, what it means in everyday life, and how homeschooling methods can affect how […]
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Homeschooling Methods and Content Based Learning, Part 1
Imagine trying to follow any significant modern conversation, whether in person, online, or in print, without sharing a common knowledge base. Imagine how lost you would often feel if you did not know anything at all about fairy tales, the Civil War, John F. Kennedy, the cell, Queen Victoria, Greek mythology, E=mc2, Buddhism, apartheid, the […]
Review: Career Exploration by Vicki Tillman
As homeschooling parents of teens we are not only teachers; we are also guidance counsellors. This is enough to frighten many parents but there are resources that make it easier. One of them is Vicki Tillman’s Career Exploration, a workbook that explores many aspects of a teen’s aptitudes, interests, and passions and helps translate them […]
Eight Years of Homeschool Encouragement and Tips
When you’re on a challenging journey, you need all the inspiration, tips, advice, and signposts you can get. Recently I was learning from my old homeschool encouragement posts and decided to organize the best of them for you (and me). For new homeschoolers My readers and I teamed up to list Advice for a Newbie Homeschooling […]
The Torch Thrown by Failing Hands
Here is one way to catch the torch, thrown to us by dying soldiers through the years, and hold it high. We can defend the ill, elderly, and disabled in our country. Currently one simple way of doing this is by signing this petition. Many other opportunities exist and as you read the declaration, you may […]