Michael on January 29th, 2009

Here is an interview with my friend Tim – a homeschooling dad.  We talking about his homeschooling experience and get a dad’s eye view on being a homeschooling teacher.

If you have other questions that you would like to ask, leave them in the comments and maybe we can have another opportunity to interview Tim.  Or [...]

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Genesis on January 26th, 2009

One of the best reasons, parent-wise, to school your children at home is the fact that you are going to be able to forge bonds that last a lifetime.
We are all too familiar with the concept of teens . . . angry, self-loathing adolescents who rebel in any way they can. We hear about their [...]

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Michael on January 19th, 2009

Paranoia is not a good reason to do anything, let alone to embark on the journey of homeschooling.  However, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about sending your children off to public school, and even to a christian school these days.
For the sake of this post, we’ll categorize the different types of safety [...]

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Traci on January 15th, 2009

The internet is a wondrous, almost surreal place. I remember in the early 1990’s the talk on the news about an ‘information super highway’ that was coming that would allow you to talk and get information from anyone around the world. My first thought was – ‘Uh, hello – isn’t that was telephones are for?’
Little [...]

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Genesis on January 12th, 2009

One of the biggest advantages of homeschooling is that the parents choose what they want to teach their children. In a public school, the message is often unclear and you`ll find that the main focus is on getting kids to simply learn enough to pass their exams. When you homeschool, you can tailor this [...]

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Traci on January 8th, 2009

When you think of homeschooling, you may envision young children sitting around the kitchen table learning their A-B-C’s and the basic fundamentals of learning.  However, did you know you can start homeschooling past kindergarten or even past elementary grade levels?  As we continue our discussion on Why Homeschool?, I will share where our family’s journey [...]

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Genesis on January 5th, 2009

Everyone has their own reasons for homeschooling, but there are some common themes that we`ll be exploring this month. The first one is parental control over educational material and methods, what and how your child is learning.

I can`t tell you how many times I`ve heard people complain about the educational system . . . in [...]

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Here is the original blog post for the Barnabas Way online Homeschooling community. You’ve found your way here, so we’re curious – why have you come?

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