Would you encourage your teen to hang out, unsupervised, with some of the most charming, persuasive, and articulate non-Christians in the world? That is what’s happening when they read literature without guidance. Obviously, this can have devastating effects. So, what is a Christian homeschooling parent to do? We must understand both the ideas and the […]
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You, Your Teen’s Guidance Counsellor
If you, a homeschooling mom, have teens, you need to become their guidance counsellor. Yes, really. Who else is going to guide them through the maze of questions about their future? Help them discover what they want to be? Tell them about jobs, apprenticeships, mentors, college, financial aid, scholarships, admission tests? No one. It’s […]
Review: College Admission and Scholarships by Lee Binz
So here you are, looking at homeschooling high school. So many people outsource these best and most important years of homeschooling because they feel inadequate. They think they might fail their child. And while that is technically possible, every diligent homeschooling parent can succeed with all the fantastic resources available these days. One resource that […]
Review: Grammarly for Homeschoolers and Bloggers
Marking my teens’ writing—after helping them improve it—is exhausting. It involves evaluating their content, editing, proofreading, correcting, encouraging, and, finally, evaluating and grading. Sometimes this whole process is too much for me. And sometimes I want to pull in an outside authority who is not emotionally involved with my teens. I love blogging, reviewing, and […]
Review: Windows Programming
For years Mr. 18 has devoted much of his spare time to computers—hardware, web design, technology news, and the Microsoft Answer forums—so we thought he might want to pursue a career related to computers. However, to be certain of that choice he would need to try programming, and at first I had no idea where […]