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Written by HomeWorks Admin
Monday, 10 January 2022
BJU Press Homeschool has given my children an excellent education. I chose this curriculum to teach my boys math, history, and grammar. I expected them to learn science, handwriting, and spelling. But I got more. Much more.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Friday, 10 December 2021
One of the many benefits of homeschooling is focusing on what's important to your family. For many homeschooling families, teaching children to serve in the community, in the church, and in the home are essential life skills and a way to demonstrate the love of Christ.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Thursday, 28 October 2021
When my boys were in elementary school, I made up a few sayings to help them understand the attitudes they needed to cultivate in their hearts. This is one of those sayings: "Sometimes school is like chocolate pudding, and sometimes it's like carrot sticks." To which this baby carrot generation asked, "What are carrot sticks?"
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Have you ever felt like there is so much to do and so little time? That can easily happen to us, homeschool moms and dads. We try to school our children while we still run the household, and it can feel very chaotic at times. One of the best ways to combat this is through planning and organization. A productive homeschool day takes planning. I'm going to share with you some tips and tools I use to plan and organize, and maybe they will be helpful to you.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Monday, 23 August 2021
We homeschool moms start the school year with high expectations and a pretty new planner. We break out our favorite pens and write out a week (or a month) of color-coded lesson plans. Some of us tackle the daunting task of tearing apart workbooks and collating the work into 180 tidy little daily packets.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Friday, 06 August 2021
History of Homeschooling in Nebraska
Learning about other parents who had to fight for homeschooling rights and what they had to go through has made me grateful for the homeschool freedoms we enjoy today.
Homeschooling wasn't always legal in Nebraska. In the 1970s and early 1980s, some parents were concerned with their children's education and chose to homeschool. However, Nebraska's state laws require schools to have state accreditation and approval. In addition, all teachers had to be certified. As a result, some homeschooled parents faced prosecution. Thankfully, the State Board of Education approved Rule 13 in 1984, which enabled parents to homeschool, and provided periodic testing and visitation. In 1987, homeschools became exempt from state accreditation, approval, testing, and home visits.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Friday, 30 July 2021
Which state guarantees the right to homeschool as part of its state constitution?
If you guessed Oklahoma, you would be correct!
In 1907, language was added to Article 13, Section 4 of the Oklahoma State Constitution, for the specific purpose of protecting parents’ right to choose to homeschool their children. So, it would make sense that Oklahoma’s home education laws are straightforward and easy to follow.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Should my child skip a grade? It's an honest question. We all want our children to succeed and go as far as they can go. When buying a curriculum, parents often talk about skipping a level in a subject or even skipping a grade. However, the BJU Press Homeschool curriculum makes it easy to keep our children challenged without skipping a grade level.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
Homeschooling with Dad. Wait, what? Isn't that Mom's job? I better get this right before I wind up sleeping on the couch. In my home, as in most homeschoolers' homes, the mom is the primary educator for our children. Where does that leave me, the dad? Well, you do have a job, and it is a very important job. You hold several different titles. You are the principal, janitor, hall monitor, and substitute teacher just to name a few. Most importantly, you are there to encourage and support both your wife and your children.
Written by HomeWorks Admin
Thursday, 03 June 2021
My eldest daughter was in a crisis many years ago. She had been categorized as a special needs student. We didn't have any answers at the time, but she had been labeled as learning disabled. We later found out that she was dyslexic and developmentally delayed. The school was pulling her out of the classroom multiple times a day. By her third-grade year, she had an all-A report card, but she could barely put two syllables together when she read. Each year, we could see the teachers repeating a pattern of allowing her to get further and further behind. This was covered by her special needs label.
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