I was teaching Sunday school to some older elementary kids a few years ago, and our talk got off track and ended up being a talk about school. The kids in my class were all telling me how much they hated it. A few had been severely bullied and even beaten up. Others complained that school was ... View Post
Why My Kids Love Homeschooling
Some days I look around at what started as a "try it out and we'll see what happens" homeschool experiment and am reminded of how far we have come. We never imagined we would fall in love with it as much as we have! We still have days where we scramble to figure out what we are doing or worry ... View Post
Dumbest Argument against Homeschooling…EVER!!!
This argument against homeschooling is so dumb I would have ignored it altogether, except it keeps rearing its stupid head. Let me give you an abbreviated version of a conversation I have had several times: Me: Bob, I homeschool because I don't want my children exposed to the drugs, sex ... View Post
A Teacher who taught me to Cheat!
It was quite the dilemma. Was my teacher really telling me to cheat? Mrs. Kristen had sent us home with a few very hard questions for homework. "But the answers aren't in the book," I protested. That is when she recommended that I go copy a friend's homework? I was having trouble wrapping my ... View Post