by Julianna Dotten (C) Todd Wilson, FamilyMan It's a few weeks into the school year for most of us, and at some point, reality hits that our perfectly scheduled 15-minute increments aren't working. Life happens, and sometimes lunch takes longer...
Legislative Update September 4, 2019
by Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin SEL: Shaping of Student’s Attitudes and Values An ever-growing movement within the education system called Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is being treated as the holy grail when it comes to solving a myriad of...
Delighting in Writing
by guest author Stefanie Bennett I would like to pose two questions: What kind of relationship do I want your children to have with writing, and how does your homeschooling approach help to shape that relationship? To answer these questions, it is...
Keeping the Home in Homeschooling
Dealing with Extracurriculars by guest author Marcia Washburn Do you ever wonder, "If a woman's place is in the home, why am I always in the car?" Do you find yourself hurrying children through chores and schoolwork to get to lessons, co-op...
Legislative Alert: Your Action Needed to Contact the CDPHE
Dear Colorado homeschool families,The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is attempting to make law by changing their rules and forcing the usage of the “department’s standard” immunization exemption forms. (The legislature...
What is Education?
By guest author Cindy Puhek What is education? Sometimes as homeschoolers we mistakenly think that completing the perfect curriculum will educate our children. But those of us who have been homeschooling for a couple of decades understand that...
Legislative Update August 7, 2019
by Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin Which World? “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2...
Teaching Gifted Children
By guest author Victoria Weaver Since most of us were raised to be humble, we never want to be “that” parent who goes on and on about how bright her child is. Everyone is gifted in some way, but there’s no denying that some kids are gifted....











