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Three Reasons Why Every Student Should Master the 5 Paragraph Essay
Does the five paragraph essay structure help students? Is it important for students to master this essay format? There are many reasons why learning how to write five paragraph essays is relevant, beneficial, and crucial for every students’ education development.
Tips and Tools for Homeschooling While Working Full-Time – Part III
There are many effective methods and strategies for parents to effectively balance the demands of the workplace and homeschool their children. Homeschooling has numerous benefits and can boost students’ academic success.
What’s the Big Deal about British Lit?
3 Reasons you should consider taking a British literature course
Help! I need a Reference: Tips and Etiquette for the Homeschool Student
It is important for homeschool families to plan ahead for references and to understand the etiquette in requesting a reference or letter of recommendation.
Tips and Tools for Homeschooling While Working Full-Time – Part I
Is it possible to work full-time and homeschool my students? There are many methods and strategies for successfully homeschooling students in all age groups while working simultaneously.
Cultivating a Vision of the Good Life Through Literature
Studying literature is not merely an entertaining way to gain writing skills but also an opportunity to develop a vision of what it looks like to live a good life. Stories are uniquely suited to help us develop that vision because they depict virtues and vices in a winsome manner and help us imagine a world without sin.
Jesus: Prophet and Pariah
Faith, a lifestyle? Yes, but more!
The Date Doesn’t Matter: Getting Past Simple Date Memorization in History Classes
Memorizing dates is not the most effective way to understand history. This blog post explains why and gives you permission to get to the fun stuff.
Can You talk to Deaf People from all over the World?! Is ASL Universal?
Have you asked yourself or anyone else these questions before? Do you know the answer? The answer is in the name: American Sign Language.
Parents Who Work and Homeschool: 3 Ways to Balance the Priorities
Can parents work full-time and homeschool their children concurrently? There are many different ways to balance the demands of the workplace and homeschooled students’ educational development.
Does My Student Need Economics? Personal Finance? Or Both?
The study of economics is essentially the study of how and why people make the choices they do. Wait a minute. Isn’t economics about money? Yes, sort of. Money is how we assign value to the choices that we make. Every choice we make is a determination of how we...
Word Problems in Math Class: An Important Oxymoron
Why are word problems important in elementary school math? What skills does solving word problems help students develop? How do word problems benefit my math student? These are questions many of us ask as we help math students solve word problems. After all, this...