Personally, I don’t like my curriculum telling me exactly what to say and do. Maybe I have other things to say than my curriculum does about Christopher Columbus, the Civil War, or the ecology movement. Maybe I don’t want my kids to…
One of the many blessings I received from writing one of our high school courses, World History I, was reading through the entire Bible again, as the Bible is one of our primary references for the first two units of the course….
It makes sense to have all of your children study the same period of history at the same time. But what if you have a high school student and two elementary students? How would you combine high school and elementary…
King Alfred’s English: A History of the Language We Speak and Why We Should Be Glad We Do, by Laurie J. White is a homeschooling mom’s dream. Why? Because it covers so many subjects so well and it appeals to…
I am always surprised at the number of homeschoolers who love the methodology of Charlotte Mason, but would prefer it secularized. In other words, have the spiritual component and foundation of her teachings removed. If you haven’t read her books…
For many students, one of the hardest parts of writing is trying to come up with what to write. And if you tell your student to go write a book review on a boring book… you are going to get…
How to bring life to your kids’ education by teaching history, science, and language arts using excellent literature instead of dry textbooks!
