by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | Reasons to Homeschool, Diversity, College, Testing, 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 | Jan 8, 2021 | College, Graduation, High School, Teens, Homeschool Law, NCHE Blog
I’d like to tell you a story about what happened with one of my high school students that points to several important homeschooling principles: In NC, parents decide what is required for a student to graduate, not the state or any other organization. If your student...
by Evelyn Bickley | Dec 21, 2020 | College, Graduation, High School, NCHE Blog
NCHE interviews Activities Director Evelyn Bickley to learn more about NCHE scholarships. NCHE: Evelyn, you serve as activities director and that includes serving as the chair of our scholarship committee. Tell us a little about the history of NCHE scholarships. EB:...
by Matthew McDill | Jun 26, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Graduation, High School
Well, I’m sure you’ve heard that we have had to cancel our Thrive! Homeschool Conference and graduation. So sad! I was recently asked to share some words of encouragement to the graduates of the Forsyth Home Educators group by video since they were not...
