by Tess Worrell | Sep 15, 2012 | General
“Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.” Job 34:4 Could there be any better mission for our home schooling endeavors? To discern means to perceive or to recognize clearly. So, God, in this passage, urges us to to...
by Tess Worrell | Sep 1, 2012 | General
“Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him. ( Or, in NLT) To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not...
by Tess Worrell | Aug 18, 2012 | General
We have been incredibly blessed by experienced home schoolers sharing their wisdom for successful home schooling. As many of us begin our year–and for those who have already begun–here are a few tips that others gave us and that have stood the test of 15...
by Tess Worrell | Aug 4, 2012 | General
“A kindhearted woman gains respect.” Prov.11:16a How many moms long for their children to respect them? I know I do. Respect conveys a starting assumption that the other person is valued–worthy of listening to and regarding well. I’ve seen...
by Tess Worrell | Jul 21, 2012 | General
Touring a bookstore last week, I spied a book no teacher can resist: Basics of Classroom Management. While I didn’t find many tips in a book that focused on strategies for managing large groups of children in an institutional setting, I began thinking, “Are there...
