education

Schooling: A Tale of Two Sons

by Tina James March 29, 2012
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My husband and I had chosen at the end of our first son’s 2nd grade year in public school to homeschool not only him but also our other son, who was to begin kindergarten. We jumped into our homeschooling adventure with both feet and got involved in the local homeschool group. We did all the [...]

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Grandma School

by Karen Robbins March 20, 2012
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School? At my age? Well, yes. A special school—one for new grandparents. They are springing up all over the country. Grandparents have become more than just the occasional babysitter in many cases. They are often the go-to people for help with child care when parents need two incomes and can’t find affordable or trustworthy day [...]

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Homeschooling – I Can’t Do That!!!

by PhenomoMom January 9, 2011
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I believe Deuteronomy 6 is very clearly instructing parents to disciple their children. Please read it on your own during your next study. But I would like to bring forth some very important verses on discipling your children. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all [...]

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Homeschooling: Time Management

by PhenomoMom November 14, 2010
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For some reason I feel God’s calling to talk about time management. Maybe God wants me to evaluate my own inadequacies. Currently I am homeschooling my two oldest. We often run errands in the morning, and do schooling in the afternoon. This has worked well for us because the two youngest often have quiet time [...]

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Teaching our Children the Way They Should Go

by PhenomoMom September 12, 2010
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Since our family is a homeschooling family, it is our opportunity and obligation to teach our kids the truth. We do not isolate our children from the world, yet we insulate and protect them from it. There are some areas like the teaching of secular thought, homosexuality (or any sexuality at a young age), or [...]

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Our Homeschooling Goal

by PhenomoMom July 5, 2010

When homeschooling your children it is vital to have a primary goal. My husband and I want all our kids to become genuine life-long followers of Jesus Christ. I mean true Christians—not the box a person checks off, but a way of life. Is this an odd homeschooling goal? I don’t think so. I want [...]

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Institutions of Higher Yearning

by Karen Robbins September 10, 2008
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Yearning rather than learning may be the actual reason our grandchildren are off to college this fall. They yearn to be independent. They yearn for those dream jobs to come. They yearn to meet that someone special. As with anything in life, expectations can exceed reality. This year some of the younger friends we have [...]

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I’m a Homeschooling Mom

by Tina James July 11, 2008
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This time of year especially, moms everywhere lament all the extra time they are forced to spend with their children. They mourn the last day of school before summer break. They speak of summer as being something they must endure—like a mammogram. And as summer draws to an end and back-to-school sales begin popping up [...]

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Educating the Grands

by Karen Robbins June 4, 2008
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Long before homeschooling was even a word, I remember my grandfather sitting down with me at the kitchen table in his old farmhouse and helping me learn simple math. Grandpa would tear off a sheet of white paper used to line the drawers and write upon it simple addition and subtraction problems. How I glowed [...]

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