By Julianna Dotten I know. It’s a big step. The days of elementary school stories and paragraph-writing are over. Your student is ready to take the leap into the world of theses, propositions, and MLA. Where do you begin? Let me share the tips that...
Overwhelmed by curriculum choices? This excerpt from Chapter 5 of the newly updated CHEC Guidebook will help you make sense of the world of curricula. Thanks to Cindy Puhek for her contribution to this chapter. Curriculum Concepts Today’s...
By Shari McMinn As home educators, we can often be isolated from those around us – on our block, in our surrounding neighborhood, and in our community, whether a small town or large city. Studying together as a family at home in the morning,...
By guest author Cindy Puhek Counting the cost is a Biblical principle. Jesus told people to count the cost of discipleship like a man counts the cost of building a tower or a King counts the cost of going to war (Luke 14). I’ve found that it is...
by guest author Shari McMinn Fellow homeschooling moms frequently ask me, “How do you do it all?” Well, I’ll be honest. I don’t! I’m an old mom – in my late 50s with four kids still at home down to the age of 12. I have been homeschooling for 23...
Just setting out on the journey of homeschooling? Here's an excerpt from "Getting Started," Chapter 4 of the newly updated Guidebook, which is scheduled to come out this fall! Many thanks to Guidebook contributors Robin Zook and Gabe Harder for...
By guest author Chad Roach When folks in the big, wide world find out I don’t have a formal high school diploma, much less a college degree, I often get responses ranging from bewilderment to outright shock. It’s just a matter of perspective, I...
CHEC believes it is very important that all homeschooling families in Colorado abide by our Colorado Revised Statutes which frame what we call ‘The Law.’ This Guidebook excerpt shares a bit of history regarding how those statutes — the Colorado...
