Nothing could have prepared me for the day that my little elementary homeschool grew up. Looking back, it feels like it happened overnight, but that isn’t really true. Changes began when my oldest entered middle school and they continued throughout that first year. There was a whole new level of resistance to schoolwork, complaining and …
Innovative homeschoolers know that learning never stops. And they model this for their own children. They pursue their passions, engage their interests, and follow their curiosities. Perhaps this takes the form of a photography course, a stack of theology books, or a new blog. Parents who never stop learning influence the next generation to do the same.
Math. English. History. Science. Fine Arts. Most adults are familiar with school lessons. Common Core curriculum . Bells ring and classes begin. Subjects are divided up into 50-90 minute classes and coursework is determined by “the powers that be”. Teachers can vary the methodology and some of the topics, but in general the curriculum is standard …
Latin. Spanish. French. German. There is no doubt that foreign language is a valuable part of a well-rounded education. Most homeschooling parents include a foreign language as part of the child’s education regardless of their ability to speak it. C. Python. C++. HTML. Java. What about these languages? Have you considered any sort of …
I believe that homeschool parents have the potential to be counted among the most creative minds in the field of education. We are the innovators who can bring education into the 21st century by paying attention to what the research is telling us, accessing what technology is available to us and creatively ushering our homeschools into the …