How do you survive the pitfalls of scheduling? Have you ever been part of a scheduling disaster? One of those days when you (according to the schedule) were going to…
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Are Schedules Really Worth It?
Are schedules really worth it? You’re a week into the homeschooling year. The shiny gloss is starting to wear off your lovely new schedule. The kids are losing motivation. Getting…
Read moreThe World Needs Good and Great Poets
A number of years ago I bought one of my family members (an avid lover of good and great poems) two beautiful old volumes of classic poetry. They were the…
Read moreHow to Add Hymns to Your History Course
Would you like to add hymns to your history course? Can you add hymns to your history course? Are hymns even a legitimate resource when it comes to teaching history?…
Read moreBuilding Good and Great Homeschools
Do you want to build a good and great homeschool, but aren’t quite sure where to start? Statistics reveal that there are over two million homeschooled students in the United…
Read moreIs Home Ec Just for High School?
Is Home Ec just for high school? If you have ever seen a little child up to their elbows in rice crispy square batter (or dough, or whatever you call…
Read moreHow Do You Recognize Good and Great Poetry?
How do you recognize good and great poetry? August is the time of year for asking educational questions in North America. Depending on which state/province you live in, this month…
Read moreWhere Do You Look for Good and Great Books?
Where do you look for good and great books? Have you ever heard a statistic to the effect that ninety-three percent of the time, we fail to take the best…
Read moreDo You Know What They’re Reading?
Timeless Tips from Educators of the Past is a companion series to our Timeless Tips from Homemakers of the Past – highlighting useful and thought provoking advice from the generations…
Read moreWhere Do You Find a Homemaking Role Model?
I don’t know how to be thankful enough for the homemaking role model I had growing up. Sure, my mother didn’t know everything—many things she was still figuring out for…
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