It may seem odd, when writing to encourage new home schoolers, to focus on life with teenagers, but for me it is natural. In many ways the pre-adult years are the fruition of the pre-school years. We were living in Germany when we began homeschooling, so the whole idea of a “kindergarten”—literally, a garden of…
New Home Schoolers
It has been said that there are only two reasons anyone would make a major change in his or her life: fear of loss or hope of gain. Otherwise, it is easiest to do what has always been done. When I look back at the reasons we decided to homeschool, this is certainly true. Twenty-four…
Did you know that many colleges and universities actively recruit home school graduates? There are several reasons for this phenomenon. Home schooled students consistently score higher on the SAT. Home schooled students also exhibit stronger time management and independent-study skills. In my own home, I work toward building these skills from a very early age.…
Many years ago I visited a small Austrian village nestled into the side of a mountain, surrounded by a lake. At the side of the mountain was a very old, castle-like rock home standing boldly against the sheer incline of the ancient mountain. The night we visited this town, there was a violent storm that…
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. —Mark Twain There is an epidemic of mediocre, prayerless, visionless, immoral, irresponsible men in our culture. If we continue to train our sons the same way, we will not stem the tide. If we see home education as nothing more than a means to better…
