by guest author Kelly Crawford Raise a hand if you can remember what year the American Revolution was fought? Can you find the length of the hypotenuse? Do you know what a hypotenuse is? What element on the Periodic Table is abbreviated Sn? What...
By CHEC Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin Choose Wisely Ideas have consequences. Bad ideas have bad consequences. If you’ve had a chance to read my end-of-session report (see here), you know there are some bad ideas coming out of our state...
By Julianna Dotten If you have students in high school, transcripts can seem overwhelming (especially for you busy mamas teaching little ones at the same time!). So I'm going to keep things simple here and break it down into 4 easy steps. But...
By Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin, I hope that if you are homeschooling in Colorado, you have joined the Colorado Homeschool Freedom Team! There are forces that are continually working against all that we hold dear! Our right to direct the...
By guest author Blair Watkinson When teaching computer science classes at a local public university, I love to challenge the students in discussions of ethics and leadership. The students delight in these discussions, some for the joy of the topic...
By Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin, At the CHEC Conference this year, a gentleman stopped to talk to me about threats to the Colorado homeschool law. When I told him that across the nation, state governments are trying to place more regulations...
by guest author Marcia Washburn, Women often groan when they hear about the Proverbs 31 woman who seemingly could do it all, have it all, and be it all. She seems so perfect — something we could never be. But scholars tell us that the description...
By guest author Tom Clark Parents and educators have begun abandoning the middle school configuration, generally opting for a K–8 format, and new research suggests that the way we organize grades does matter. When this age group is gathered by the...
