Oct 1, 2018 | Marilyn Whitlock, Rigorous Courses
Selecting a Grammar Program Studying grammar has many proven benefits, among them an increased ability to craft a variety of sentence types and to analyze the writing structures of others. So, in addition to improving students’ own writing, understanding English...
Jun 7, 2018 | Marilyn Whitlock, Rigorous Courses
Exercising an Advanced Vocabulary Would your students describe themselves as appearing on fleek? Or maybe they have moved on to using the term snatched to indicate a look that is just right. How many of our students would warm to being considered exquisite, of...
Apr 19, 2018 | Marilyn Whitlock, Rigorous Courses
Who Are They? Three Steps to Clearer Writing So your student can write a complete sentence, structure a paragraph, even craft an essay. Great! What’s left to improve? What makes writing engaging to readers? When meaning is easy to grasp, readers can follow a train of...
Nov 15, 2017 | Marilyn Whitlock, Online Homeschool
Help! Am I Messing Up My Kids by Homeschooling? The Early Years For the first few years, our homeschooling venture seemed to be going well. Our young daughter learned to count and recognize letters. Soon reading, writing, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and...
Jun 12, 2017 | Marilyn Whitlock, Rigorous Courses
Ignite a Passion for Reading with Science Fiction Is your student a reluctant reader but an avid consumer of movies and games with science fiction themes? Many find the themes frequently explored in science fiction — a passion for traveling through time to the distant...
Mar 13, 2017 | Engaging Education, Marilyn Whitlock
Punctuality: An Underappreciated Virtue The Need for Punctuality Outside of the sanctuaries of our homes, life is filled with deadlines. As a homeschool parent, I have savored the freedom of our family’s life at home; learning at one’s own pace is often rewarded with...
