Curriculum, High School, Reading
The Victor: A Tale of Betrayal, Love, and Sacrifice (novel and lesson plan) By Marlayne Giron 2009 Tate Publishing & Enterprises 274 pages, softcover Review by Karen Koch I loved this book. The author had me at castles, sword fights, and a gentle romance, but the...
College, Curriculum, High School, Homeschool, Record Keeping, Records, Testing
by Karen D. Koch Wrapping up the end of the school year is always a challenge for me. I don’t ever feel as if we’ve done all we could do, but we also need a time to regroup and conclude. Even though we’re dying to do fun and relaxing things when...
Babies & Toddlers, College, Encouragement, Family, Graduation, High School, Homeschool, Mothers
by Karen D. Koch Once upon a time when I had three littles and was busy potty training, teaching shoe tying and pencil-holding and that sort of thing, a homeschool friend with older kids told me, “The days are long, but the years are short.” I was struck...
Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Graduation, High School, Homeschool, Planning, Teens, World View
by Karen D. Koch (I wrote this article nearly five years ago, and amazingly, am now on the cusp of graduating my second child from homeschool/high school and my oldest from college at age 19. It’s been a crazy journey, but I’m sending courage to those of...