Grading in homeschooling is done by the teacher-in-charge. In most of the cases, this means mom! In this situation, grading can get a bit tricky because it can be a little difficult to grade your own child. There is no benchmark against which you can evaluate your son or daughter’s performance. In most cases, you […]
The Bible is without doubt one of the most influential books of all time. Many Believers have these well-worn dog-eared Teachings which they’ve carried for many years. With the improvements in technology, the audio books mp3 has made this document much more accessible to a wider audience. It does not matter if you […]
According to the National Center For Education Statistics, almost 1.1 million children underwent homeschooling in 2005 alone. That’s a lot of children.
Once upon a time, homeschooling used to be a radical statement - something like a declaration of independence. It was the conservative Christians who advocated homeschooling in the ’80s and legalized it in […]
When people talk about teaching their children from home in the absence of any definite or structured curriculum, it is perhaps natural to think that homeschooling is inexpensive. But this is far from the truth. Although homeschooling does not stick to any particular text, this is perhaps more of a bane than a boon, when […]
Get Your Child Reading With Home School Reading Programs
It seems that nobody reads anymore. People, especially children, would rather watch movies, television, or look at the internet, rather than read a book. How did we as a society come to this? Well, it’s time to do something about it. If you home school your children, […]
Being a good teacher means much more than just repeating facts and telling children to read things. Each teacher should have effective teaching strategies to impart information to children in such a way that the children can absorb and remember that information. It sounds easy when put like that, but sadly, life is never easy. […]
What possible reasons could there be for keeping your kids at home, and not sending them to school? From your point of view, you don’t have to get up so early in the morning, and neither do the kids. You could argue that this also means more study time, but perhaps the kids will not […]
When there are so many activities on offer, and each one looks as good as the next, how do you gauge the worth and effectiveness of these activities? Sure, you want an activity that junior enjoys. But, we really cannot afford to waste time on pleasure for pleasure’s sake, do we? There needs to be […]
When homeschooling, you have many decisions to make when selecting your homeschooling curriculum. You do not need to spend your money on high cost homeschooling study courses offered on the internet or through a mail order catalog in order to homeschool your kid. In fact, it is very inexpensive, if not free, to homeschool your […]