by Matthew McDill | Feb 25, 2020 | Fall 2019, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2019 / Math Spotlight with Homeschool Mom Lisha Thigpen NCHE: Lisha, thank you for sharing wisdom with our members. You have a background in math. Tell us a little bit more about yourself. I have been married to my husband for twenty-two years. Our kids are...
by Charles Terry | Jul 9, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by Charles Terry Some of you may not be aware, North Carolina public schools currently have $10,042 of funding allotted per student. That means that my four children, had they attended public-school, would have had $40,168 allocated toward their...
by T.K. Chapman | May 21, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by T.K. Chapman Ah, spring! The trees are budding, the flowers are blooming, and the birds and bugs are emerging. Homeschool catalogs appearing in your mailbox. An unmistakable freshness and newness permeates the air. It’s the time of year when many...
by Amy Sloan | Apr 23, 2019 | Spring 2019, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2019 / by Amy Sloan Standardized tests—few other things can drum up such visceral reactions! North Carolina’s homeschool law requires annual standardized testing. It is important to me that, insofar as it depends on me, these not become a source of anxiety or...
by T.K. Chapman | Oct 16, 2018 | Fall 2018, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2018 / by T.K. Chapman Looking back twelve years to the beginning of our homeschooling journey, I remember well the questions swirling around in my mind. How will we do this? What’s the best way to teach this? Am I doing this right? Did I make a mistake in this...