What Does Forty Years of Research Say to New Homeschool Families?
by Dr. Brian Ray Although parent-directed family-based education is thousands of years old, the modern homeschool movement encompasses only about four decades. During that time, many scholars and researchers have treated homeschool parents, children, and whole...
Myth-Busting: Homeschool Edition
by Katie Julius We are so excited to see a continuing rise in new homeschooling families who are eager to leave the public school system behind. We know many are doing so without having adequate time to research and become familiar with homeschool laws and...
Finding the Silver Lining
by Katie Julius Whew! We made it to 2021! Doesn’t feel much different, though, does it? I remember as a child when it was a few days before a milestone birthday. Everyone who had seen me was making a big deal about becoming a teenager. There was much anticipation...
The Beauty of Restful Homeschooling
by Danielle Poorman I realized there was a missing ingredient to the success of our homeschool. If someone told me ten years ago that I would eventually homeschool my children, I would have laughed out loud. Even as an experienced brick-and-mortar teacher, I never...
Lessons from Advent
by Katie Julius As a child, I have fond memories of both our church and family celebrating Advent with the lighting of candles on an advent wreath. When we changed churches as a teen, there was not as much emphasis on the liturgical tradition and it kind of faded...
Cancelled Christmas Traditions?
by Katie Julius It is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of running from one activity to the next during the holidays. Circumstances this year have forced us to slow down a bit and focus more inwardly, making plans with just immediate family or a small...
Raise a Hallelujah
by Rebecca Kocsis Pouring over the financial reports, I had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. “I don’t believe it. Here we are again.” Unless something changed, I could put a big red box around a date on the calendar in the not too distant future. That was the...
Cheryl Kliewer Named 2020 CHEA Support Network Leader of the Year
Congratulations to the 2020 Support Network Leader of the Year, Cheryl Kliewer of Hearthstone Educators. Cheryl retired at the end of the 2019-2020 school year from her leadership role at Hearthstone after serving for 28 years! Cheryl was surprised with her award...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
by Katie Julius It’s the most wonderful time of the year…it’s also one of the busiest times of the year. While this year may not be quite as busy as usual, we can’t escape the organized chaos that this season so often brings. Many homeschool parents begin to look at...
Remember When?
by Rebecca Kocsis As I look back at the years we homeschooled my mind tends to go in one of two directions. Either I romanticize them, remembering only the wonderful times and the warm and fuzzy moments, as if the difficult days never happened. Or I look back...