It Only Takes One Bad Apple
As homeschoolers, we are notorious for utilizing field trips to enhance our children’s learning. When we visit these venues, are we setting the example of stellar behavior, as both representatives of homeschooling families, and more importantly, of Christ? We are...
Wisdom for Homeschool Parents
by Rebecca Kocsis Looking back on my homeschool journey, it’s impossible for me to separate sources where I gained wisdom for homeschooling from the Word of God. In retrospect, the Bible is where I gained my greatest inspiration. Neither Ed nor I were raised in...
The Harvard Hullabaloo: It’s Not Really About Homeschooling
by Rebecca Kocsis Many excellent articles have been written by some very intelligent people successfully refuting Professor Bartholet’s erroneous and often unsubstantiated statements in her paper, Homeschooling: Parent Rights Absolutism vs. Child Rights to Education...
Considering The Decision
Considering The Biblical Admonitions Your first consideration should be "What does the Bible say about child training and education?" To summarize, the Bible says children do not belong to the state, but to God, who has entrusted them to you as parents. You are...
Harvard Magazine: A Response
by John McGowan, CHEA Board of Directors By now, many in the homeschool community have either read or seen reports of the recent Harvard Magazine piece offering the views of Elizabeth Bartholet, professor of law and faculty director of the Harvard Law School’s Child...
Add a Little Variety to Your Day
by Katie Julius In most everything we do regularly, we run the risk of developing feelings of drudgery as we start feeling the itch for something new; a break from what has become monotonous. It’s probably even more true now than ever in this season of sheltering at...
Why Am I Doing This? Thinking About Homeschooling
Writing Your Philosophy of EducationUnderstanding why you want to teach your children is an important part of the homeschool decision. The answer to the question “Why?” is your philosophy of home education.Writing your home education philosophy will give you a better...
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
by Katie Julius It doesn’t take much to see how divided our world is today. We can’t seem to agree on much of anything--from politics to parenting to personal values. And those disagreements can often result in the exchange of harsh words, name calling, hurt...
Truth – The Foundation of the Christian Homeschool
by Rebecca Kocsis “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth …?” We have watched this scene play out in countless TV shows and films. In today’s courts, this oath is worded a bit differently, but it still places the same weight of...
Goals of Spiritual Development By Susan Lemons
An important part of any successful homeschool is relationship. As Christians, helping our children develop a personal relationship with God is our most important goal. This should be reflected in the time we spend together reading Bible stories, memorizing the...