Spotlight on the Crew — Nature Study: Migratory Birds

{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Wendy, at  Life at Rossmont.} Even the birds in the sky        know the right times to do things.     The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes        know when it is time to migrate.     But my people don’t know        what the Lord wants … Read more

Homeschooling High School – Handling the Hard Subjects {Spotlight on the Crew}

{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Sarah, at Ahoy Maties!} I really didn’t think of myself as a veteran homeschooler until very recently.  We have six children, all of whom homeschooled from 2004 until now.  Three of our six have graduated, and our fourth will graduate this year.  All of our … Read more

Spotlight on the Crew — Homeschooling the Special Needs Child: Balancing Goals with Outcomes

{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Lori, at  Special Connection Homeschool.}   “What are we doing in the morning?”  That’s the question I hear every night from my daughter before she goes to bed.  I must explain that by that question she means, “what are we doing tomorrow?”  I know this … Read more

Spotlight on the Crew — Homeschooling and the Performing Arts

{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Debra, at Note-able Scraps.} It was the longest church aisle in history, or so said my father, and he walked the length of it in front of a crowd twice:  once for my mother, and once for me.  My mother’s church met in a long, … Read more

Spotlight on the Crew — Four Babysteps to Homeschooling

{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Camille, at Growing Up Gabel.} If you want “expert” advice on homeschooling, I am not the person to ask! We’ve been officially homeschooling for about two and a half weeks now.  Leading up to this year, however, I started what I referred to as “babysteps” … Read more