by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | Getting Started, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, 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 JessicaFrierson2 | Jul 30, 2021 | Teens, Considering Homeschooling, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Reasons to Homeschool, Encouragement, NCHE Blog
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 one-on-one...
by Matthew McDill | Jun 18, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Resources, High School, Teaching Strategies
What percentage of your current working knowledge did you learn after school? Stop and think about it for a moment. For me, it is almost all of it. We have all had to learn things related to work, home, and hobbies that we didn’t learn in school. Even most companies...
by Matthew McDill | Jan 8, 2021 | Teens, NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law, High School, Graduation, College
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 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation, College
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 | Nov 6, 2020 | Resources, High School, College, NCHE Blog
Sometimes parts of homeschooling feel really overwhelming! This is especially true for some during the high school years and preparing for college. But we believe you can do it and we are here to help! I want to point you to a few fantastic resources that will give...
