by Tess Worrell | Jan 27, 2012 | General
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12. An 8 x 8 foot room, seven people, a pile of school books, seven hours. Not the recipe for patience. My husband...
by Micah Clark | Jan 24, 2012 | General
There is a hearing on January 25th in the Indiana Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 373 which would opt Indiana out of the new “Common Core” state standards coming from Washington, DC. Some critics question the value of these standards and wonder...
by Tess Worrell | Jan 21, 2012 | General
“Why do I need this? When will I ever use it?” Is there a home schooling parent who hasn’t heard those words—generally connected to math? I recently overheard a conversation at the grocery between a child and her mom on this very subject. Mom’s answer, “I don’t know....
by Micah Clark | Jan 16, 2012 | General
Indiana Senate Bill 374 is a piece of legislation written by the Indiana Department of Education designed to address the problem of high school drop outs who claim to home school. Many readers may have heard of this secondary effect from a law designed to improve...
by Tess Worrell | Jan 14, 2012 | General
A letter arrives. Out of millions of contestants—you won! Every day, from this day forth, you will receive $84,300. The money will deposit in your bank account first thing every morning. You can use it however you want. One catch. Any money not spent by the end of the...
by Tara Bentley | Jan 11, 2012 | Parenting & Family
Is the sun shining in your corner of the world today? Are you feeling challenged today in your homeschool journey? If so, you aren’t alone. I remember the first year of our homeschooling journey. We had pulled our daughter out of the public school system at the...
by Tess Worrell | Jan 6, 2012 | General
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 How do you describe home schooling to others? Fruitful, close-knit, joyful—when people publicly discuss home...
by Micah Clark | Jan 6, 2012 | General
The Indiana General Assembly has begun and there are a few bills we are watching which could impact home educating families. Many bills are still awaiting committee assignments and initial filing from Legislative Services. In fact, there will be around 1,000 bills...
