Nov 9, 2017 | Homeschoolers, Schools, Written Articles
Most homeschool parents are concerned about their children’s writing skills and spend countless hours looking for writing programs and online courses that might assist them in teaching their kids how to write with clarity and purpose. And there’s plenty...
Nov 2, 2017 | Homeschoolers
By now everyone interested in homeschooling has heard the uproar about the Common Core State Standards and has embraced either a pro or con opinion about state implementation of the program in public schools across the U.S. The important issue may not be whether...
Oct 22, 2017 | Homeschoolers
Testing is not an unusual construct in the K-12 education world, whether tests are administered in public schools or in homeschools. Most school-aged children in the U.S. have taken a national or state-based standardized test at one time or another. Kids get...
Oct 16, 2017 | Homeschoolers, Online Curriculum, Schools
Based on educator’s efforts to relate to students in ways they understand in the modern context, more and more staples of the K-12 school experience have been relegated to information extracts and “snippets” that can be presented to students in a...
Oct 11, 2017 | Homeschoolers, Online Curriculum, Uncategorized
“Military students are quickly realizing the advantages of online learning,” says Jim Sweizer, Vice President of Military Education for American Military University. “In the early part of the decade, the percentage of active-force students taking...
Jul 23, 2017 | Homeschoolers
If you’re a homeschool parent and are considering forming a homeschool cooperative, you will quickly discover that there are dozens of ways you can structure your co-op to best serve its members. Generally speaking, homeschool co-ops are made up of families who...