by JessicaFrierson2 | Jun 14, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Nature, Science, Reasons to Homeschool, Family life, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, June 2022 “Mom, when are we going to start school again?”, asked my daughter, looking up from the school work I had given her to do one day this spring. “You’re doing your school work right now,” I replied with a laugh. “No, Mom, I mean our REAL...
by JessicaFrierson2 | Apr 20, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Peace, Testing, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson, April 2022 Does the very thought of testing make your heart race and your stomach sick? How do you overcome testing anxiety when the time comes to meet our state requirement for standardized assessment? NOT the Same as EOGs It is important to...
by JessicaFrierson2 | Mar 29, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Peace, Rest, Reasons to Homeschool, Family life
by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 Everyone loves a good surprise, and one of the best surprises I’ve had in life was when having less turned out to be more. This tactic is not simply a clever home decorating trick–it is one of the hidden treasures I have discovered that...
by JessicaFrierson2 | Feb 15, 2022 | Reasons to Homeschool, Schedule, Middle School, NCHE Blog, Young Children, Nature, Science
by Jessica Frierson, February 2022 Last week gave us a spring preview here in the Catawba Valley area. Birds were singing the praises of the nest they had begun constructing under our eaves. The sun was shining brightly in every window, enticing us to come out to...
by JessicaFrierson2 | Feb 9, 2022 | Culture, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Diversity, Reasons to Homeschool, Multicultural, History
by Jessica Frierson, February 2022 February is a great time to shine the spotlight on a few notable homeschooled black Americans. Each of these individuals defied great adversity to pursue an education for themselves and have left a legacy that impacts all of our...
by Diane Helfrich | Dec 3, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, Culture, Videos, Reasons to Homeschool
We are part of a powerful, growing state and national homeschooling movement. And that was the case even before the coronavirus! Now, more families than ever are homeschooling and benefiting from this life-changing choice. North Carolina is second only to Alaska in...
