I’m passing on this information to you because I know how much I love to see what other moms are doing to manage their space and time, etc.

I’m wondering, though, about what feels to me like an increasing number of DVD/computer-style resources that “replace” parental involvement (like Sequential Spelling). Yes, homeschooling parents are busy, but isn’t spending time with your kids as they learn a major part of the whole point? What is your perspective on this?
Tricia Groenewold Van Dyk

Pros and Cons of combining siblings into the same grade, plus JoAnn’s reply.

We know it is a lot of options to wade through, and typically we wouldn’t subject you to that. But in this case each curriculum is tailored to a specific audience, and offers something that the others don’t. Not sure which to pick? Hopefully this will help! Word Roots by Critical Thinking Press 3rd grade [...]

Whether you’re just beginning to consider homeschooling or you’re finally ready to get started after years of preparation, let us be the first to congratulate you and welcome you to the wonderful world of homeschooling! It isn’t uncommon to get an email asking where a new homeschooler should start. Here are our best tips, tricks [...]

I hate schoolwork. I love to learn, but I hate inapplicable learning. I’ll never forget the time Dan insisted on showing me some process involving trouble-shooting a computer program I had never used and thought I would never use. I really did not want to watch and was quite vocal in declining, but Dan urged [...]

Some years ago, when we had only three children and traveling was more thinkable, we attended a number of home education workshops and conventions. It was at one of these conventions that a fellow vendor, but not fellow home educator, made the following comment: “Homeschoolers are a fickle bunch. They buy what is new, and [...]