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New Changes to Military Enlistment for Homeschool Graduates
Is your son or daughter interested in a career in the U.S. Armed Forces? In 2011, HSLDA worked with Congress to include an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure that homeschool graduates could enlist in the military. Congress included...
Well, We’re Not Saying Goodbye to Taylor Beckham!!
The nation got to hear Taylor Beckham’s beautifully rich voice on TV’s popular “The Voice.” Getting on the show with her blind audition selection of “I’m Going Down,” Taylor went on to perform “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Russian Roulette.” She had the...
New Science Research Facility!
That mortal man should feed upon the creature that feeds his lamp, and, like Stubb, eat him by his own light, as you may say; this seems so outlandish a thing that one must needs go a little into the history and philosophy of it. It is upon record, that three...
Spotlight on a Courageous Mom: Jana Beckham
“Do we ignore the gifts God has blessed our kids with, and stay in our comfortable way of life, or do we step out on faith and see where God takes us?” It takes a lot of courage to ask that question and even more courage to follow wherever the answer may lead. But...
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day to the many homeschool moms out there!
Growing Great Readers
“Wow, Ben! I’m impressed that you could read that word,” I said to my 6 year old. “Well, Mom! I just used the phonics decoding strategies.” I just loved his response! Mostly because is there anything cuter than little kids using big words?! But more because it...
International Virtual Learning Academy Offers Smooth Transition for Ablaze Students Left in the Dark
HENDERSON, NV, April 26, 2013 – International Virtual Learning Academy, an online school for grades K-12, is welcoming students from Ablaze Academy, now debunked. IVLA uses the same courseware as Ablaze did, making the transition possibly seamless. Parents of Ablaze...
18 Reasons Why Doctors and Lawyers Homeschool Their Children
By Kathleen Berchelmann at ChildrenMD.org I’m going public today with a secret I’ve kept for a year—my husband and I are homeschooling our children. I never dreamed we would become homeschoolers. I wanted my kids integrated and socialized. I wanted their eyes...
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Creativity and Connection: More Reasons to Homeschool
Yup. This is how my living room looks on a regular basis. No, my decorating style is not “early refugee motif.” Those of you with creative kids will recognize this in a heartbeat. This is yet another installment in Adventures in Fort-building. My kids love make...
So you want a summer job?
Great! Summer is a good time to earn some extra money and get experience in the working world. Here are some things you need to know: Work Permit In order to work at a business, you need a work permit (jobs for individuals like babysitting or lawn work does not...
Why Doctors and Lawyers Choose to Homeschool
We’re all familiar the homeschooling stereotypes–long skirt-wearing, gun-totting, religiously zealous, backwoods-living weirdos and wackos. A friend of mine often ads an explanatory sentence any time he tells someone he was homeschooled. “But we didn’t make our own...
Homeschooling for the Non-Homeschooler
From Patheos.com The Internet is full of content on homeschooling. Google it, you’ll see. And it’s a subject dear to the hearts of many people here at Patheos. For goodness’ sake, we even have a blog dedicated to it, the brilliant Homeschool Chronicles, written by the...
No child is an Island: Homeschool Co-Ops Give Social Opportunities to Children Who Learn at Home
By Celia Baker, Deseret News Olive Ward’s busy life includes trips with friends to New York City's Museum of Natural History and other nearby cultural landmarks. The 8-year-old Manhattanite plays violin in a small orchestra, and makes craft projects with a weekly art...
5 Colleges that Offer Free Tuition
Sounds too good? Well on closer investigation, this claim actually proves true! There really are colleges that offer programs at no cost to students. One college even pays its students a stipend to cover living expenses! Of course free tuition is mostly for the...
Dick Morris Defending Homeschooling
The Department of Justice is seeking to force the Romeike family to leave the U.S. and return to Germany. They fled Germany because they were persecuted for homeschooling their children which is illegal in Germany under a Nazi-era 1938 law. Germany is the only country...
Common Core
“New and improved!” “Doctor recommended!” “Clinically proven!” No doubt you’ve seen claims like these on products. Have you ever seen this claim on a curriculum: “Aligns with Common Core Standards!” You might have questioned, “What in the world does that mean?” Or if...
Can Homeschool Better Meet Adolescent Sleep Requirements
“He’s sleeping like a baby!” I always found that phrase ironic when I had newborns. Newborns are sweet, precious bundles who steal your heart – and your sleep! Newborns wake up every 2 hours in the beginning. “Sleeping like a baby” is a misnomer. The accurate...
Preparing Your Home for Homeschool
So you’ve decided to embark on the homeschool adventure. Congratulations! Of course every adventure requires preparation. No doubt you have thought long and hard about the path you are about to take - weighing pros and cons, talking with various people, and...
Pros and Cons of Homeschool
To Homeschool or not to homeschool – that is the question! “Maybe we should homeschool the kids.” I don’t know how many times I’ve said this to my husband. It seems it is an ever-present, back-burner consideration for me. I was a teacher before we had children. I...
Do Homeschooling Expenses Qualify As An Educator Expense?
Written by Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor for Forbes Magazine. Taxpayer asks: I called the IRS they couldn’t help me and told me to call our local office since they do not know our state laws. I did. They couldn’t give me live help on the phone unless I was a...