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Homeschooling Hits the News … Again

The eyes of the nation are on this case. A Pennsylvania couple—Louann Bowers and Sinhue Johnson—was arrested for concealing their five children from the eyes of the world, raising them without heat or electricity, not providing for their basic health care, isolating them from anything found on the “outside,” and for not seeing to their educational needs. The couple is currently locked up in York County Prison, and the children have been placed in foster homes. They have received medical treatment and most of them have been enrolled in school. The parents say they have been homeschooling the children, but … Continue reading →

Great News! Homeschooling is Officially Still Legal in California

It seems almost poetic that I should happen to be in California when the state’s appellate court ruled that a previous declaration that homeschooling was illegal was wrong. While I have not noticed hordes of homeschoolers dancing in the streets of Las Angeles, I can feel the proverbial sigh of relief. California homeschoolers are victorious in the fight to keep homeschooling legal in California. Ever since a Judge declared that homeschooling was illegal in California last winter during a child abuse hearing California homeschoolers have been up in arms. Homeschoolers had many allies in getting this decision reversed. The Homeschool … Continue reading →

Homeschooling on the iPad with Dew Learning

  What is Dew Learning? Dew Learning is first and only K-12 Christian Curriculum for the iPad and accessible through any internet device.  Exciting news for online learners and even more exciting for iPad owners who can take their entire curriculum with them wherever they go. Non-traditional schooling is just that…non-traditional.  Education takes place on the road, while swinging in the backyard, at the dinner table, library or a restaurant.  Now you never have to leave books behind or break your back trying to carry it all.  Dew Learning comes on the most portable device on the market to give you ultimate … Continue reading →

Have You Considered Homeschooling or Unschooling for Your Toddler’s Preschool Experience?

If you are a parent who is planning to home school or unschool your toddler instead of sending him to preschool after his third birthday, this post is for you. As your toddler grows and develops right before your eyes, you may from time to time find yourself wondering whether you will be able to provide enough of an enriching environment for him once you begin your homeschool or unschool “preschool” years. This sense of uneasiness may come from a couple of sources, namely the fact that many parents send their children to preschool and the questions and comments from often well … Continue reading →

Homeschool News: Michigan may be in store for a change.

Laying down the law on homeschool truancy is Michigan State Rep. Woodrow Stanley’s new pet project. An odd soapbox since it is impossible to have truancy when the law does not require homeschoolers in Michigan to register. Michigan has long been known as one of the easiest states to homeschool from a legal standpoint.  Rep. Stanley seeks to trample on parental rights using the back door approach filed under “what is best for the child.” Rep. Stanley’s insight shines in his statement, “Kids must be in school in order to learn,”.  Is that so?  He continues to show off his wit … Continue reading →

Genealogy And Homeschooling

With the start of the new school year, curriculum may be on the minds of many homeschooling families. If genealogy is something that you would like to incorporate into your children’s homeschooling there are many ways that you can do it. Genealogy lends itself well to many different study areas including creative pursuits like scrapbooking, English language (writing family history), science, and geography as well as history. Depending upon the ages and interests of your children, you can introduce them to genealogy in any number of ways. For example, you could create a pedigree chart, have each child choose a … Continue reading →

Listen to a Homeschooling Podcast

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Do you listen to podcasts? Believe it or not, there are podcasts about homeschooling. Podcasts that are focused on a specific topic are an excellent resource to learn from. You can hear other people’s experiences with homeschooling, discover where they find curriculum, and even hear their opinions about homeschooling issues that are in the news. Here is a quick list of homeschooling podcasts to check out. Homeschool.com has put together their best audio and grouped them into categories that are easy to sort through. Everything was originally recorded live as part of Homeschool.com’s Summer and Winter Homeschooling Teleconferences. There is … Continue reading →

Using Newspapers and Magazines for Fun Learning

Making use of things around the house for learning inspires creativity for both the teacher and student. It is also a way to develop a lifelong learner as all surroundings will teach lessons and inspire thought. Being resourceful also saves your pocketbook from losing too much valuable weight. Old newspapers, magazines and even phone books can be used for such purposes. Before you throw your old publications in the recycle bin think about recycling them into educational tools. Here are ways to squeeze some fun learning out of the Sunday paper: Letter Hunt. Give your child a highlighter, pencil or … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Sweeps Alert!

Once a homeschooling mom myself I do not know when I have ever been more excited for you current homeschooling mothers. I do not remember any type of sweepstakes like this when I first homeschooled some time ago, although I could be mistaken. Alpha Omega Publications is having a Super Summer Sweepstakes and the grand prize is a year’s worth of homeschooling curriculum! The grand prize is a complete set of Monarch curriculum. This is all five subjects with a net worth of over $400. Alpha Omega Publications offers a Christian based homeschooling curriculum at reasonable prices. They are based … Continue reading →

How The Economy Has Changed Homeschooling

When I started writing about homeschooling in 2006, my main motivation for writing about homeschooling was to defend the right to homeschool. Homeschooling was something that normal people just did not do. It was for the overly religious, and antisocial. Or so people thought. These days, just 4 years later, there is a lot less defending going on. Everyone we meet knows someone who homeschools and most now see it in a favorable light. These days, my motivation for writing about homeschooling is to keep new homeschoolers encouraged and informed. There is a lot of work to do too. It … Continue reading →