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“Coaching” Your Way to Homeschooling Success!

Homeschooling is of course first and foremost a family journey. But don’t ignore the help and encouragement that can come from a good and experienced coach!

Stop Squashing Your Sprouts!

Getting ready for homeschool is like planting a garden. In a garden, you can’t squash your sprouts of success nor should you squash your homeschooling efforts.

Is Your Homeschool Hampered by Your “Addiction”? – Part 2

With a healthy amount of effort and continued education, you can channel your homeschooling zeal to help others on the journey, as you continue to educate your own.

The Search for Excellence – Part 1

Excellence doesn’t seem to be a sought-after quality these days. In order to reintroduce the concept to our culture, we have to know what it is characterized by and what it looks like.

Incorporating NETS Into Your Homeschool

No matter how much my grandma wants to resist it, technology is becoming an essential part of our daily lives. Technology is taking over our lives and it’s in a hurry to do it.

Addressing Learning Styles

If you homeschool, you are probably already aware that there are many different learning styles. Everyone has their preferred method of learning.

Basic Tips for Homeschool Success

Home schooling gives you the power to instill values in your child that are important to you. As a parent who has decided to home school your child, you have a monopoly over your child’s education and worldview. But as the old saying goes, to whom much is given, much is required.

Homeschooling Isn’t What it Used to Be, or Is It?

Home education in North America is changing, and I’m not sure that it’s for the better. Much of what I observe through working with homeschooling families is very different from what I experienced with my own children several years ago. Today, I would like to open a discussion and perhaps get some feedback from some of you.

Raising Adults; the Importance of Character and Employable Skills

It is critical that children receive not only the 3 R’s of education, but also the skills that enable them to become productive and responsible adults.

Top 12 Reasons to Just Ditch Homeschooling Altogether

Top 12 reasons to just ditch homeschooling altogether and send your children off each day to be educated elsewhere.