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Marking Memorable Moments in Your Homeschool

by Spencer Mason | Aug 26, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

26 Aug 2015 One of the attractions of homeschooling is the opportunity to seamlessly fuse our children’s education with the rhythms of family life. One of the downsides, I learned, is children are never quite sure where they stand in terms of their educational...

Learning to Serve

by Spencer Mason | Aug 19, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

19 Aug 2015 Homeschooling opens up a myriad of opportunities for service and allows the parent to display servant leadership that can then be emulated by the children. Servant leadership is the biblical leadership model that Jesus used. He did not sit to the side and...

Never Too Old to Continue to Learn

by Spencer Mason | Aug 12, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

12 Aug 2015 I have always loved learning new things. While my children were still at home, I learned how to run sound (for my church), how to buy stocks (for a stock club) and Latin (just for fun). These were topics that I initially knew absolutely nothing about—I was...

Pickin’ and Grinnin’ with Music and NC History at the Earl Scruggs Center

by Spencer Mason | Aug 5, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

5 Aug 2015 If you grew up watching The Beverly Hillbillies, you may remember musicians Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt. Occasionally, they sauntered through the Clampetts’ mansion door pickin’ and grinnin’. If you missed their appearances, you didn’t miss out on their...

From Classroom to School Room

by Spencer Mason | Jul 22, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

22 Jul 2015 It’s amazing how God can change your heart in ways you would never expect. As a girl I always wanted to be a teacher. That desire never went away. Sure, there were times when I wanted to be a 911 dispatcher (stemming from the old Rescue 911 show) and...

Make This Summer a Turning Point for Struggling Readers

by Spencer Mason | Jul 15, 2015 | Summer 2015, GREENHOUSE

15 Jul 2015 As the summer draws in, parents around the country are carefully planning their summer strategies for encouraging learning. The strategies themselves vary hugely depending on the children, however, there is one element that is consistent across the board,...