Considering homeschooling is overwhelming. It’s a major transition to opt-out of the traditional school system and move forward with your children’s education fully in your hands. During our life-changing journey to homeschooling, we questioned ourselves often about whether we were ready for the upcoming challenges. Now that we’ve found our rhythm, we can certainly say…
➠ Continue ReadingSince the public schools here are failing, I never considered them until some friends toured and liked what they saw. Intrigued, I signed up for my own tour. The school wasn’t what I expected. The tour was led by parents of current students. We met teachers, interacted with students, saw the facilities, and asked lots…
➠ Continue ReadingWe have seven children. Our oldest two were the only ones in the traditional school system. Since they’d both been in school since age four, they were used to the routine of going back to class after summer vacation. Their initial reaction to learning everything would change this year and we’d be homeschooling hasn’t been…
➠ Continue ReadingYou don’t need to spend insane amounts of money in order to successfully homeschool your child(ren). There are a ton of free or inexpensive homeschooling/unschooling resources right in your backyard. It takes a little research and getting out to explore your city as if you were a tourist. Think I’ve mentioned that I recently moved…
➠ Continue ReadingWhile the zoo may sound like the perfect family friendly outing, I’m not so sure about zoos. Sometimes during a zoo trip, I wonder what I’m really teaching my kids. Part of me enjoys seeing wildlife in person and another part feels guilty to see creatures held captive for my family’s entertainment. Having a family…
➠ Continue ReadingTraditionally children enter kindergarten when they are five years old and graduate from high school when they are 18 years old. However these incredible teens are moving along their educational pathway at their own pace. Check out seven Black students who either skipped high school altogether or graduated from high school earlier than the traditional…
➠ Continue ReadingThere is constant debate about screen time for children. Some say no screen time, some say a little is okay. If you are allowing your children to watch television, why not let it be educational? Here are five television shows your children can watch while learning to read. 1. Super Why Super Why! Has four…
➠ Continue ReadingThe beauty of the internet and current technology is that once a TV show goes off the air, it does not mean it is gone forever. In addition to purchasing the DVD’s of entire seasons, individual episodes also stream through on demand services like Amazon’s Prime Instant Video and Hulu. Amazon Prime members are able…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Alicia Barnes, liciabobesha.com Years before I had kids, I had no doubt I’d follow the recommendations to keep my babies away from the TV screens, yet now my two year old son has his very own tablet, and I honestly wish I had bought it sooner. For those first two years I was pretty…
➠ Continue Reading1. My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more intelligent and more educated than college professors.–Maya Angelou 2. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.–Malcolm X 3. Education…
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