by Sarah Hicks | Dec 28, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement
January and February are often hard months for homeschool. It’s cold. The days are shorter. There’s less daylight. Many of our favorite outdoor activities have shorter operating hours. And this year, many of our favorite indoor winter activities are...
by Sarah Hicks | Nov 23, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Creative Ideas, Learning Styles, Teaching Strategies
Learning is a discovery, an experience, and a marvelous, creative journey (or at least, it can be!) But sometimes learning is also messy, slow, loud, scattered, spontaneous, and completely unorthodox. This can leave parents feeling frustrated that learning is taking...
by Matthew McDill | Aug 28, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Videos, Math
I sat down with Steve Demme, creator of Math-U-See, this week for an interview. I asked him to share with us some tips for teaching math. Some of the most important points that he shares in this short clip are: Math is sequential, so it is important to find out where...
by WhitneyCrowell | Aug 17, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Community, Peace
By Guest Contributor Whitney Cranford Crowell My mom’s friend Jane is the kind of person who calls it like she sees it. Years ago, after a harrowing day of wrangling her three small children, she eyed my mother with a frazzled look. “The problem with parenting,” she...
by Sarah Hicks | Aug 10, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Community, Peace
It has been thrilling for our board to help families who will be homeschooling for the first time this year. And through offering things like diplomas and college scholarships, this year it has also been our privilege to help many families finish their homeschool...
by Matthew McDill | Jul 31, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, High School
I’ve heard a number of homeschool parents say that they plan to homeschool until high school and then put them in public school. I can understand why; homeschooling high school can be intimidating. Parents often feel that many high school courses are over their head....
