Remember using a typewriter for letters, term papers, and what not? OK, so you’re not THAT old. We’re not saying whether WE remember those days or not . We will admit to using a stand-alone word processor for some years, but that’s all you’re going to get out of us.
Now, the state-of-the-art is word-processing [...]

Just wanted to share a gem with you that we found in our local newspaper, of all places (a typical liberal-leaning rag, but give them credit for occasionally presenting the other side.)
This was an opinion piece by well-known columnist Thomas Sowell, one of our favorite conservative authors, called “Amateurs Outdoing Professionals“. Here’s the excerpt. It might not [...]

by Isabel Allen
Millions of children in the United States are homeschooled. It is projected by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) that by 2015 this number will reach over 12 million. The United States Constitution does not have specific laws concerning education; each state has its own laws concerning homeschooling and [...]

It’s that time of year again. Sure, it’s summer here in the northern hemisphere, and you and your kids should have been enjoying the season for some time already. But it’s about time to start thinking about the next school ‘year’, at least if you’re following the traditional school year schedule.
Think we’re kidding? Well, the retailers [...]

by Kelsey Brennan
Feeling a little anxious about getting into college? Don’t worry, you are not alone in the sentiment. Most students are very apprehensive about things like their SATS results, feeling that it is the major factor in how a college bases their admission decision.
Colleges say that about 35 to 50% of their decision is [...]

With Facebook increasing and enhancing its safety features and other social networking sites quickly following suit, it is not surprising that many a parent is convinced their kids are safer online than they ever were before. If online predators were not evolving alongside the technology designed to keep them away from kids, this might be [...]

by Ray Lam
Very little time and lots of tasks to accomplish; this is the biggest problem faced to a modern-day man. Man has never found himself as busy as he finds himself these days. Not even he finds enough time to do what is the foremost requirement to survive in today’s world: Get himself educated. [...]

know I am preaching to the choir when I say this, but it is so true. Every homeschooler has different abilities, different skills, different needs, different learning styles, different passions, different attitudes . . . you know what I mean.
And yet, so many homeschooling moms make the same mistake. We see a [...]

My family and I are currently on vacation in Mexico. Although we are taking plenty of time to relax and rejuvinate, we are also finding plenty of ways to make our trip educational. Thus, many of our days here will be included in our 180 days of school.
On day one, we took a [...]