Play the Man
"Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth Him good." 2 Samuel 10:12 Fathers, Greetings in the glorious name of Jesus the merciful One who does justice and is compassionate! I wanted...
Leading in a Post-Pandemic World
by Katie Julius Just as traditional schools are making plans for what a return to school will look like in the fall, homeschool groups must also make plans. Families, in numbers unseen, are now considering home education as a viable alternative to classrooms with...
I Went to “Real School”
by Elizabeth Citrowske When I was in fifth grade, I believed the stereotype that children who were homeschooled were abnormal and needed to be kept away from the rest of the world. This misunderstanding came from the reactions I got when I admitted to others that I...
A Look Back at the Great California Homeschool Case of 2008 (And What It Means for Today)
The following article was adapted from a speech given at the Christian Home Educators Association of California's Capitol Day in Sacramento on January 30, 2020. It has been republished with permission. It's author, James Mason was scheduled to speak at CHEA's 2020...
Finding a Homeschool Group
(Excerpt from An Introduction to Home Education) With so many homeschool groups available, finding one that is right for your family will take some research. You may want to consider the following questions when trying to find a group. Remember that whatever kind of...
Choosing a Group for Your Special Family
Sometimes it can seem frightening to look for a support system among strangers. You may worry about how you and your special family will be accepted. Many homeschool groups don’t have special families as members, so this may be a new experience for them as well.Read...
Help! I Just Feel Like Giving Up by Julie Flanagan, M.T.-B.C.
You are not alone. Most parents have felt like giving up many times during their child-rearing years. However, some parents have more difficult "job descriptions" than others, because no two families are exactly alike in their demands on parents.The challenge of...
Gotta Keep Up by Maryruth Dilling
Keeping up … this is one area I see causing a lot of stress for almost all homeschoolers, but especially those with special children. We start homeschooling so we can teach according to our beliefs and the interests and abilities of our children. Yet we spend so much...
Monitoring Auditory Processing Does your child have good hearing but listen poorly? by Lynn Carahaly
Some parents refer to this as selective hearing, but your child may actually have trouble listening. While hearing is the ability to detect sound, listening is how the brain processes auditory information. Children with poor auditory processing skills tend to exhibit...
Right Brain Math by Dianne Craft, MA, CNHP
In the animal kingdom 50% of the animals are “right paw dominant” and 50% are “left paw dominant.” This has been observed when animals press a lever to get more food or water. Human beings are 50% right-brain dominant and 50% left-brain dominant, regardless of hand...