by JessicaFrierson2 | May 23, 2022 | Conferences, Thrive! Conference, Getting Started, Encouragement, NCHE Blog, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, May 2022 1 Look over the schedule ahead of time to see which sessions you want to attend most. As much as you may want to, you can’t be in two places at once! There are so many great speakers at the Thrive! Conference that it can be hard to...
by Diane Helfrich | Nov 5, 2021 | Getting Started, Community, NCHE Blog
by Diane Helfrich, November 2021 Beginnings You have made the jump and decided to homeschool. It’s exciting and scary all at once. You have so many questions: Will I fail my child? Can I manage all of this? What if I don’t do it right? What curriculum should I choose?...
by Christina Brown | Aug 25, 2021 | Creative Ideas, Getting Started, NCHE Blog
by Christina Brown, August 20121 Back to school is different for kids who go to traditional schools: backpacks, locker chandeliers, and the school list that we spy moms trying to fill at the local Walmart. These traditions don’t always work for those of us who school...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | Testing, Reasons to Homeschool, Diversity, College, Graduation, High School, Culture, Considering Homeschooling, War on Homeschooling, Getting Started, Encouragement, NCHE Blog
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 Matthew McDill | Jun 4, 2021 | Videos, Considering Homeschooling, Getting Started, NCHE Blog
Many families are trying out homeschooling for the first time. Some feel forced to do it because of difficult circumstances. Some are doing it temporarily, just until they can get back to school. Some are reluctantly doing it, feeling overwhelmed and inadequate. Some...
by Matthew McDill | Sep 25, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Young Children, Resources, Getting Started
I received a text the other day asking this question: “Do you have any resources or a list of things kindergartners should know before 1st grade?” This text came from a young couple who has just started homeschooling their first child. I appreciate this question...
