Blog — Boys

When you homeschool, your whole approach to learning starts to change. You may begin to look at nearly everything as a learning opportunity. That newfound perspective doesn’t mean you drag an encyclopedia to the playground. But it does mean you've discovered that learning new things is exciting! You stop and wonder and talk about the world around you. And your kids soak it up. You begin to create a lifestyle of learning..... continue reading

Think for a minute about clips you've seen on TV or social media that encourage you. Like me, do you remember ones of dads helping children finish races when they're too tired to finish on their own? How about the ones of other athletes stopping to help runners who fall even though it means they won't win? These people inspire me! 

As I watch the Olympics beginning this Friday, I'm going to be watching to see who is and who isn't other-centered. People who put others first and live one-another lifestyles are winners in my book. How do you want your children to define winning?".....click here for Winter Games freebies 

In nearly 20 years of homeschooling I have certainly heard an abundance of absolute BALONEY about the wonders of home education. 

We’ve all seen the articles about families with a dozen homeschooled children that have all somehow turned out to be child prodigies and geniuses that are graduating from college.

The reality.....

All kinds of kids are homeschooled. Smart ones. Struggling ones. Geniuses.  Kids with learning disabilities.  Kids that.... continue reading

Reading this article (below), written by Kelli Miller, reminded me yet another reason why homeschooling is so beneficial. It was not until around our sons senior year and first year in college that he was diagnosed with a mild case of ADD. At first, I felt terrible that I never realized it. "How could I have homeschooled him and not seen it?" But then I began to understand why it was not evident to us. His whole life he was able to learn in an environment that allowed him to explore, move, take breaks, talk, etc. Because I homeschooled .... continue reading