Fall 2014 Archives - North Carolinians for Home Education

Homeschool Artists: How to Prepare an Art Portfolio

by Spencer Mason | Dec 31, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

31 Dec 2014 As a professor of fine art for over twenty years, I have often reflected on the most meaningful contributions of my career, asking myself, “What is the most worthwhile, and useful contribution I have given to young and hopeful art students?” Having worked...

How Does God Want Us to Handle Conflict?

by Spencer Mason | Dec 17, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

17 Dec 2014 Have you had a fight with someone you love this week? Unfortunately, most of us have. It is amazing how we can experience so much joy and so much frustration from one relationship! We can enjoy the fellowship and love and cooperation. But relationships are...

A Cautionary Word

by Spencer Mason | Dec 10, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

10 Dec 2014 I’m a homeschool mom. This is a title I have claimed for over a decade, through two graduations and countless joys and tears—mine and my pupils’. Homeschooling, like most parenting decisions, can be a sticky-wicket. I also chose to breast feed...

Single Parent Homeschooling—Are You Crazy?

by Spencer Mason | Dec 3, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

3 Dec 2014 Joanne I have been a homeschool mom for thirteen years, the last eight of which I have been single, unfortunately, due to divorce. My grandmother on my mother’s side had an expression that, from my now fifty-plus-year-old perspective, imbues great wisdom...

Celebrating the Teachable Moments

by Spencer Mason | Nov 19, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

19 Nov 2014 What is your favorite thing about a to-do list? Is it the calming pursuit of listing; all the necessary tasks to be accomplished; the knowledge that you will not forget something important; or maybe the sheer symmetry of the bullet points? My favorite part...

Sustainable Homeschooling Includes Rest!

by Spencer Mason | Nov 12, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE

12 Nov 2014 When I began homeschooling in 1985, I was naively oblivious of the time commitment I was taking on—twenty years! But I immediately discovered that being a homeschool mom tends to be a full-time career. Our kids are always there, always needing something to...