Most of the time when favorite homeschool subjects are being discussed, someone is asking one of your students, “What’s your favorite subject?” In my house, the answer would be, “Anything but math!” But this week’s Blog Cruise is a fun one! We are asking members of the Crew which subjects are their favorites to teach! … Read more
When I asked my children what they felt was different about homeschooling in China, versus our experiences homeschooling “back home” in Canada, my nine-year-old daughter’s first response was, “It isn’t really all that different from homeschooling in Canada.” And in many ways, she’s right. We study the same subjects, we have the same schedule, the … Read more
Parenting is a sacrifice. Home schooling is a sacrifice. If we take on either of these roles we know that there is going to be something we put off to ensure we can fulfill this role. Many of us gave up our professional careers. It was this past November that I had my latest job … Read more
Happy New Year!! It’s 2013! A new year full of promise and expectation. Of course, this may also bring something akin to dread. Have you ever heard these words? “School again? Do we have to?” Oh yeah, it is time to put away the holiday excitement and batten down the hatches for a long stretch … Read more
Prepared lesson plans. Online content. More than 25 subjects, written for Preschool through High School. All ready at the click of a mouse. That is SchoolhouseTeachers.com, the lastest product brought to the homeschool community by The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. Included in SchoolhouseTeachers.com are real live teachers for most every subject, providing lesson plans for students of … Read more