From Ideal to Real Homeschooling

You can’t do it all! And you don’t have to do it all. A plethora of educational resources are right at our fingertips these days. My friends who have gone through difficulties recommended some of the following resources: -Biography books from the library or on Kindle. -Educational DVDs or You Tube videos. -Television documentaries. The [...]

Reading books is a tremendous way of learning! If life is throwing you a curve ball and you can’t figure out how to fit in a lot of schoolwork, reading is your answer. Reading aloud as a family has the benefit of increasing knowledge, providing entertainment and helping the family bond. What fun it is [...]

Whether you realize it or not, real learning is taking place during your family’s trial. It’s not book learning or even experiential learning. Character is being developed in each member of your family. Years ago I watched a friend go through a difficult time. She had three daughters aged five and under. Her father was [...]

When you’re going through a rough experience, capitalize on it by learning more about it. Let it be a family learning experience. One homeschooling family I know used the mother’s pregnancy as an opportunity to learn about human anatomy and how babies come into the world. When the mom went into labor, every family member [...]