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Considering College

June 23, 2020

by Jonathan Brush Acceptance into the perfect college has become the cultural standard for personal and parental success. At every turn, heavily credentialed experts

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How to Create a High School Transcript

June 21, 2020

by Janice Campbell Although there are many ways to approach high school record-keeping and transcripts, the ideal thing is to start planning while your

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Benefits of Homeschooling 

June 16, 2020

“Being teacher, principal, secretary, advisor, field-trip arranger, school nurse, cook, lunch-room supervisor, janitor, and so on, all wrapped in one is not always easy,

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The Unwritten Curriculum of the Homeschooling Lifestyle

June 13, 2020

by Melissa Dean “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, ESV) The initial decision to homeschool

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Navigating the College Route 

June 12, 2020

by Jason M. Smith What You Want Out of College Start your research into prospective careers early in high school. Don’t hesitate to invest

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Nurturing All the Special Needs in Your Family

June 11, 2020

by Melissa Dean As mom to four children with special needs, I have made a lot of mistakes juggling family relationships. I wish I

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Eight Reasons Kids Learn Best at Home

June 10, 2020

by Debra Bell, Ph.D. After I finished homeschooling our kids, I headed back to school myself to complete a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. I

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Training Toddlers and Preschool Children

June 10, 2020

by Kerin Morgan In the whole scheme of things, toddler years are very short. But these are the years when the most aggressive training

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Hidden Allergies and Learning

June 9, 2020

by Dianne Craft At a recent consultation for their twelve-year-old daughter, a dad stated, “If you do nothing else for us, you will already

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What God Wants Your Teen to Know

June 9, 2020

by Inge Cannon Think back to your school years as a child or a teen. What lessons were most efficiently learned—the ones you gleaned

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Homeschool Problems: Caught in a Hedge of Thorns?

June 8, 2020

Homeschool Problems by  Beth Sterne Do you often wish homeschool and life would “go better?” Do you feel as if you’re caught in a

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Trying to Fit It All In

June 8, 2020

Trying to Fit It All In by Sonya Shafer There was once a man named Bill who decided to go for a walk. A