Any person, Christian or not, who aims to understand Western literature, art, thought, and science must have a working knowledge of the Bible. After all, it is the most read and most influential book in Western culture over the last two millennia. In terms of homeschooling, this means that the Bible should be a foundational […]
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After the Homeschooling Conference
Our homeschool conference last week was very inspiring. There were so many great ideas, so much encouragement, such a depth of wisdom, and so many wonderful people! My teens and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Then, afterwards, I came home, tired, to all the household things I had not done that day: laundry, dust piles, and […]
Competition and the Homeschooled Teen
One disadvantage of homeschooling is that there is no competition. Our teens often have no idea where they stand in comparison to other teens, so they have no idea what they are really good at. And it turns out that Mom’s opinion about these things does not always carry that much weight. When Miss 16 […]