My boys grew up on the farm, and they learned to drive at a very young age, following farm equipment slowly down the dirt roads—not something I would condone, but simply stating a fact—so, by the time they were old enough to take driver education, teaching them to handle a vehicle was not at all…
Teens
Why am I here? Who am I? What is my life’s purpose? What is God’s will for my life? These are the types of questions I often hear in my work as a college and career counselor. Much of my day is spent helping young adults (ages 17 to 25) sort through their confusion and…
When the thought of college looms brighter and brighter in a mother’s mind, the accompanying feelings can become scarier and scarier. It is not that we did not know this was coming; it is not that we have not taught him everything we knew and wanted him to know. It is just that–well—he is going…
The Texas Education Code requires home schools to teach the following subjects: reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and a course in good citizenship. There were days when that was all I could teach, having begun my home schooling career in 1993 newly pregnant and teaching a first grader, kindergartener, a three-year-old, and an eighteen-month-old. There are days…
The decision to homeschool your teenager is a serious one. In comparison to younger children, teens require greater dedication of the parents to the responsibilities of home education. Teenagers are more independent in the completion of their course work, but the parents assume a larger accountability for planning and evaluation. Because they know their children…
