how to enjoy your state convention

by vicki bentley

If this is your first or second (or tenth!) homeschool convention, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the enormity of the exhibit hall and the long list of workshop choices....

In Search of the Perfect Curriculum
by Diana Waring

As an experienced homeschool mom, speaker and curriculum writer, I’ve noticed that many believe this and seek earnestly for the genie, or the wand, or the catalog.  And, lest you think I’...

For several years now, I have invited groups of homeschooled kids to meet at my house for Math Club – a relaxed, mind-stretching time of games and hand-on activities. And each year, when a new group comes, I try to gauge their expectations by asking them, "What is math?"

One answer that...

Contests are an educational experience especially suited for homeschooled students. What can contests do for your child academically? Consider:

Contests are great motivators. Envision a typical Homeschool assignment. Mom asks Henry to write a composition on "What Valentine’s Day Means to...

As we started in home education years ago we were exposed to teaching which instructed us of God's calling on our lives to teach and train our children according to His ways (train up a child in the way he should go...). Perhaps some of you have heard Inge Cannon speak on "high places in...

The high school years are when many parents stop teaching their children at home. These parents feel overwhelmed by the demands of high school subjects, feel unqualified to teach upper level math and sciences, and begin wondering if their children need the social exposure and athletic...