Homeschool FAQ
Got a question about homeschooling? Check out the Homeschool FAQ for a fabulous collection of answers from around the web!
National Poetry Month
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American Read More
Collection of Homeschooling Quotes
Imagination is more important than knowledge! ~ Einstein ~ Homeschool Quotes – A great collection of quotes and quips on homeschooling, unschooling, life learning, and life! Find just the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics … or Read More
First Alphabet Blocks for the Budding Mad Scientist
Xylocopa, a jewelry store, has produced the coolest set of blocks I have ever seen! These take the old alphabet block standard to new heights: blocks for budding mad scientists! The laser-cut imagery is beautiful, and the blocks contain such Read More
Never Let Them In
They need a warrant. They need to let us know the allegations against us. They need to pursue reasonable avenues to investigate unsubstantiated and potentially baseless claims from a single anonymous source – say, maybe, talking to the parents or possibly Read More
Homeschooling or Homefooling Q3: Involved Parent v. Objective Teacher
(Editor’s note: This is one of a series of questions about homeschooling that will all be posted with answers. Eventually.) Question 3. Separating the roles of Parent/Teacher. To me, my parents are my parents, not my educators. Although they have Read More
Homeschooling or Homefooling Q2: One World View
(Editor’s note: This is one of a series of questions about homeschooling that will all be posted with answers. Eventually.) Question 2. Teaching one world view usually Christianity. Home schooling like private schooling is often designed to have a Christian-based Read More
Homeschooling or Homefooling Q1: Teacher Qualification
(Editor’s note: This is one of a series of questions about homeschooling that will all be posted with answers. Eventually.) Question 1. The Education/Ability of the Parent/Teacher. In my state, home schooling parents don’t need a teaching degree or even Read More
Homeschooling or Homefooling?
Many moons ago, when Themestream was a bright and shining star on the internet horizon, I came across an article there entitled “Homeschooling or Homefooling?” which posed some queries and opinions that are fairly typical of people wondering about this Read More
Keeping Up with the Bob Joneses, or “So What?”
Many homeschoolers, often newbies but sadly often not, panic if their child is not exactly on the school’s schedule, is “behind.” Let’s leave the question of just what “behind” really means for another day and assume for the sake of Read More