Homeschool Rooms - 12/30/05
Is it time to convert your preschooler's playroom into a space
for an older child to have all their educational resources handy
in one space?
Teamwork for Homeschool Support Groups
- 12/29/05
Whether yours is a new group just starting out or one that has
been together longer, consider adding some fun team building
activities to your next meeting. By Kris Bordessa.
Educational Things to do with Your
iPod - 12/17/05
Homeschool families, especially those hanging around this site,
are early adopters of new technologies. If there is a way to
use a new tool for an educational purpose, they are willing to
give it a try. Here are some ways to use your new iPod in creative
ways.
Unspelling - 10/23/05
Unspelling™ works like this: one person picks a source word.
Then, in turn, each of the players must spell this word incorrectly,
but with a basis in a sound-analogy with the way another word
(or words) is correctly spelled.
UC Riverside Admits Homeschoolers
- 10/21/05
Applicants to UCR's new admission program will have taken part
in a nontraditional educational approach such as homeschooling
or attended a nonaccredited charter school that uses innovative
educational methods during the high school years.
Homeschool NonDiscrimination Act of
2005 - 10/10/05
While the intent of the bill may be honorable, the effect of
the bill is potentially disastrous for homeschooling parents
who want to remain free from government regulation. Text
of this bill.
Christopher Columbus Unit Study -
10/8/05
This page is an attempt to help parents see all sides of the
controversy so that they can better evaluate material they present
to their children regarding Columbus and his times, according
to the age and maturity of their children.
Holding Children Accountable - 9/29/05
Although I understand the perspective of children being accountable
for their own learning, I don't agree that it's a child's responsibility
to show to other people that they are learning. By Tammy Takahashi.
Katrina Relief from Homeschoolers
- 9/5/05
I promise to donate all proceeds made on this site on Monday,
September 12, to one or several relief organizations that promise
to give the greatest proportion directly to relief and not overhead.
Motherhood - Smarter or More Anxious?
- 5/7/05
Two books came out just in time for Mother's Day 2005. One claims
that motherhood makes us to be more anxious and the other claims
motherhood makes us women smarter. Does one necessarily preclude
the other?
Taking a Reading on Children's Reading
- 4/23/05
By Drew B. Saunders, PBS. PBS, in addition to creating great
on-air programs like Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow to help
young readers flourish, also has free online resources for parents
and teachers all about guiding students as they learn to read
and write.
Are We Done Yet? - 4/7/05
For homeschool families who choose not to go through
an organized program or curriculum, coming to the point of saying,
"Yes, we're done and we're going to graduate our teen from
high school," is not an easy task.
National Geographic Bee Contest Eligibility
- 3/21/05
We have heard from a number of people concerned about National
Geographic's treatment of home-schooled children in our annual
geography Bee competition because of an incident that recently
occurred in New Hampshire.
FDR- A Presidency Revealed Eligibility
- 3/11/05
The History Channel has decided to open the scholarship challenge
to all homeschoolers (even in states where homeschooling is not
considered "private" school) in addition to students
enrolled in a private and/or public high school.
MacWorld SF 2005 Report - 1/15/05
I've been at MacWorld SF most of this week and thought I'd report
back what I saw and heard that might most interest homeschoolers
and homeschool webmasters.