By Roy Hanson, HSLDA In California and across the nation, we are alarmed by the growing number of Christian home schoolers who are enrolling in charter school programs. Below is a summary of most of the reasons why we are concerned. This is based upon my full-time research and advocacy work in behalf of private [...]
Mimi Rothschild Asks “Will We Finish the School Year On Time?” Author: Randi St.Denis Many homeschoolers live a lifestyle of learning all through the year and never consider what month it is. They are free to work at their own pace and not be bound by the calendar year. But other homeschool moms may have [...]
School At Home? A Day in the Life by Angela Allen When people ask me what I do for a living I reply, “I’m a stay-at-home mom, and I home school my ten year old son.” Some people look at me as if I’m from another planet, some people say, “That’s great, but what do [...]
-by Mimi Rothschild You love homeschooling. You love the closeness it develops in your family. You love the progress your child is making. But sometimes homeschooling can also be stressful. One of the most trying times in many families is that moment when you clear the schoolbooks off the table, power down the computer, and [...]
by Mimi Rothschild What are the experiences and opportunities that really count in building Christlike character and at the same time, can serve individual personality? How can the homeschool curriculum and homeschool program provide for such experiences and opportunities? The Christian homeschooling teacher needs not only a clear-cut purpose, but we also must know his own children [...]
By Mimi Rothschild The longer range goal of developing in each student a Christlike character does not intend to Terri and Joe and Johnny will all be exactly alike in 10 or 15 years, anymore than they are like now. A Christlike character is not a fix to mold into which each developing personality is [...]