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Why Use an Independent School (Umbrella) if It’s Not Required?
by Renée Gotcher When my mother decided to start homeschooling in 1988, I was just two years away from finishing high school. We had moved too far from my public high school for me to continue attending, so she included me in this sweeping...
3 Reasons Why You Don’t Attend Homeschool Conferences and Why You Should Start
By Guest Author Thara Reinitz It is SUMMER! Also known as homeschool planning season! All the homeschool parents are getting ready for the next school year and everyone has a checklist (even if it's just a mental one) with homeschool “to do’s”...
Not So Complicated After All
By guest author Megan Burgos When God was first calling me to homeschool, I questioned my abilities. “Where am I going to set up a learning space?” “When am I going to find the time to teach?” “How are my kids going to respond to me as...
Don’t Start Early: Why Waiting to Begin Homeschooling Your Child Is Better!
By Julianna Duerksen “The earlier they’re in school, the earlier they’ll read.” “Kids need preschool to learn to sit still so they can learn in kindergarten.” “Children will never be socialized if they haven’t experienced a classroom.” Such are the...
The Conference Changed My Family’s Life
By Julianna Duerksen Twenty-six years ago, my mom showed up with six-month-old me to attend her first-ever CHEC Homeschool Conference. The halls were bustling with enthusiasm, she remembers, as that first generation of homeschoolers planned and...
It’s Worth the Sacrifice to Stay Home
By Julianna Duerksen One of the biggest obstacles to homeschooling is the predicament of finances. How in the world can a family cut their income in half so mom can stay home full time to teach the kids? Especially in Colorado, with the insane...
Homeschooling Starts at Birth
By Julianna Duerksen So many times, I’ve heard moms of littles share how overwhelming the thought of homeschooling is: “I could never do that!” Or, for those who’ve dared try, stress themselves out by recreating public school at home — desks,...












