Outside the Box

Man is by nature self-focused. If we didn’t have a higher calling than ourselves, we would all become narcissistic. It is no surprise to us that our children are self-centered. We have spoken about ways to combat our self-focused natures through volunteering, helping the poor, giving of our time and things, and serving in our […]

Think back to when you were contemplating homeschooling. Whether you’re here for a year or 20, the decision to homeschool came out of an ideal that you had in your head. Even if you think that you’re only here for a year, you’re here because homeschooling offered you something that public or private schooling did

Am I the only one who has a vision of the ideal? I imagine an ideal curriculum, an ideal format for a text, an ideal school day, and an ideal student. Then I wake up. I don’t have any of those.   Instead I have a real curriculum, a used text, an ordinary 24 hours,