During the summer, the last thing your kids probably want to hear about is intensive work. They want to have fun, you want to have fun, the whole family wants to have fun! It would be easy to not do any kind of school work, but you know that when kids take a total break [...]

My son is only 10 but recently told me he wants to be homeschooled through high school. I often think, “Will I be able to rise to the challenge?” Do you have similar thoughts? We attend a homeschool co-op, and there are several parents who are homeschooling their kids through high school. It seems to [...]

It didn’t take me long to get used to the idea of online homeschooling, because I began teaching my son at home via a home-based virtual public school that used online resources. They recommended that younger children do about fifteen to twenty percent of their work on the computer. I only used this home-based school [...]

I’ve been asked by a few people about the purpose and status of this blog so I thought I’d write up a quick summary of it’s history.  We will probably relaunch this blog soon as some new variant. If you have any suggestions or would like to participate, you can contact us at Time4Learning.  This [...]

I am a homebody.  It is easier to be at home.  We get more done, school and otherwise, if we limit our time out of the house. It helps that we only have one car.   We do enjoy outside activities, but stick to ones right here in our small community, with occasional family and friend field trips.  [...]