My neighbor asked me recently to explain how homeschooling works.  Odd question, I thought, until I realized she must be thinking of trying it.   It turns out she was considering homeschooling her son but was overwhelmed with all the information out there and didn’t quite know where to start. She mostly had questions about homeschooling [...]

The decision to homeschool is hard enough, but then new homeschooling parents have to decide which curriculum, resources, and activities to use.  There are so many choices; it’s completely overwhelming!  For me, the big must-have was a clear, concise sense of organization and having everything I need in one spot.  We use Time4Learning because it [...]

Are you ready to get back to school? Many homeschoolers tend to do some school all year long, others enjoy the summer off and start back to school at the same time as the public schools. At my house we school all year long, though we take extended breaks during the year, consisting of a [...]

Last night we had our friends over and they so happened to homeschool their 4 children as well.  I started school like a month ago where they just started this past week.  My dear friend said sooo…. we are back to school! “But how do I reinforce what they have learned?” She always looks at [...]

As the beginning of the traditional academic year draws near many parents find themselves having to decide which curriculum they will have their children follow.  Some families go with the traditional text book/work book type learning experience.  While that works perfectly for some students, other students need a different method of learning.  Many of today’s students are quite computer savvy [...]