We lived in a log home in the woods for most of our homeschooling years. Yet we had a great big lawn because we grew up in suburbia. With a big lawn came lots of dandelions in the spring. This usually meant a lot of work for my wife Kathleen and me. We picked a ton of...
According to Dr. Sam Lamerson, “58% of the U.S. adult population never reads another book after high school.” Why is this? The main reason is public schools complicate the process. Too much new theory and not enough phonics. Children aren’t taught to read by sounding...
It wasn’t easy growing up in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s. The Vietnam War. Inner city riots. Bell bottom pants. And the New Math and Scientific Reading. Fads and fashions come and go. You deal with it and know that ugly fashions eventually go out of fashion. My mom...
Our first year of homeschooling had been going a few months. Kathleen was trying to teach Christina how to read along with other kindergarten subjects. How hard could it be? The student to teacher ratio was in our favor. And Kathleen had “home educated” Christina from...
My Mom told me about that day again and again as she faded into Alzheimers. “You didn’t say goodbye! You ran to class!” Most kids would cling to their mom’s skirt and not let go. Many would sob. Hissy fits happened. This was understood and expected because this was...
We’re supposed to walk by faith not by sight. This is much tougher than it sounds especially when you’re just starting out. One episode of Focus on the Family and I was ready to jump into homeschooling with both feet. Nike had been running “Just Do It” ads for 4 years...
