by Diane Helfrich | Aug 13, 2021 | Encouragement, NCHE Blog, Community, Homeschooling in Crisis, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, War on Homeschooling, Parenting, Considering Homeschooling, Culture, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Middle School, Reasons to Homeschool, Uncategorized
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 Once a child enters our lives, we start thinking about the years to come—their first words and steps turn into school, graduation, and college, and then, we hope, a successful launch to adulthood. Part of how well our child negotiates...
by Jessica Frierson | Aug 10, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Teens, Considering Homeschooling, High School, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Middle School, Schedule, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson, August 2021 If I were to sum up the essence of homeschooling in one word, it would be flexibility. Every aspect of the homeschool can benefit from the flexibility it offers. The scheduling of both your school year and school day, the selection of...
by Jessica Frierson | Aug 6, 2021 | Math, Young Children, Middle School, Reasons to Homeschool, High School, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Considering Homeschooling
by Jessica Frierson, August 2021 Of the many reasons our family chose to homeschool, creativity is my favorite. Unlike traditional classrooms, the homeschool environment is particularly conducive to encouraging and inspiring creativity. Just as in a greenhouse where...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, War on Homeschooling, Considering Homeschooling, Culture, High School, Graduation, Testing, College, Diversity, Reasons to Homeschool
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats In a nutshell, this describes for me the difference between homeschooling and public education. We discover and feed gifts and passions in our...
by Jessica Frierson | Jul 30, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Teens, Considering Homeschooling, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson Wouldn’t it be great if we could do an internship to prepare for life? Many career fields require an internship to gain the skills and experience needed in that field before engaging in it under their own auspices. Homeschooling offers just that: a...
by Diane Helfrich | Jul 20, 2021 | Encouragement, Community, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, Considering Homeschooling, Culture, NCHE Blog
by Diane Helfrich, July 2021 We now live in a time where the government defines what is taught in our schools and how. While it has always been that way to an extent, we’ve watched the degradation of the quality of education over time. Schools accommodate learners who...