Homeschooling – Page 9

Great advice for homeschoolers (from a professor)

I am reproducing this article in its entirety. The advice is definitely something to keep in mind as our children get closer to graduating! This article may be published on web sites and in publications as long as it’s reproduced in its entirety, including the resource box at the end of the article. Thanks! Continue reading “Great advice for homeschoolers (from a professor)”

Traveling through history

History is fascinating, and I think it takes getting through high school and possibly college history courses for most of us until we actually begin appreciating it. Am I alone? It took me moving to Germany and having the ability to see places in person. And they may have been just local castles or centuries-oldContinue reading “Traveling through history”

I wish I were a Founding Father (happy birthday Constitution!)

That would rule out me being Amish wouldn’t it. They are (and were during Colonial and Revolutionary times) pacifists and don’t get involved in government or politics or things like revolutions. The signing of the Constitution 17 September 1787 The only reason I know this is because I follow “people” like the Smithsonian and the LibraryContinue reading “I wish I were a Founding Father (happy birthday Constitution!)”

Picking battles

Today I had to lose a battle even though I was fully capable of winning it. I know though that I’m prepared to win the war if need be. Homeschool laws are different in each state. I guess I should be happy about this because it puts power in the state’s hands, not the federalContinue reading “Picking battles”

Back to School (advice)

It’s almost back to school time! We are homeschoolers and are pretty free as to when we are able to begin the school year. I normally like to begin in early August. This gives us plenty of time to take as many days (weeks…) off as we need to and still finish at a decentContinue reading “Back to School (advice)”

Gettin’ some culture

We took a break from house hunting today and went into the city. A friend recommended the Newseum so we drove in to check that out. Traffic wasn’t bad and we actually found a street with plenty of parking just one street over from the museum. We ended up across the street at the National Gallery of ArtContinue reading “Gettin’ some culture”