Secular Homeschool Biology
OK, I am definitely in the still-trying-to-figure-it-out stage for what our ninth grade year is going to look like. Basics for us are that the curriculum must be secular, must allow for a certain...
View ArticleHenry Ossawa Tanner Artist Study
I have steak tastes and a bologna budget when it comes to curriculum, so I sometimes find myself piecing together things to save some money. It finally dawned on me last year that I need to keep up...
View ArticleHigh School Math
My two superpowers as a homeschooler are that I am very organized and that I teach writing and literature for a living. My kryptonite prior to the last few months was that I was math-phobic. I have...
View ArticleBiology Ramp-Up
So back to biology....We're are gearing up for an intensive biology lab class that my son will be taking in three weeks (review forthcoming). We got a little off track what with my new work schedule...
View ArticleCurriculum Deals with the Devil
What do you do when confronted with the choice between high-quality but religiously tinged curriculum versus so-so but solidly secular curriculum? How do you deal with well-written and easy to use...
View ArticleSteampunk Homeschool
One of my all-time favorite sci-fi novels is an early Neal Stephenson one called The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer. Stephenson’s novel is set in a somewhat dystopian world in...
View ArticleSecular Homeschool Chemistry with Lab
Wish ListCoverage of all the expected topicsHands-on labsGood literature and opportunities for good conversation/writingSecularFrugalHere's what we're doing:Spine: Camelot General Chemistry Primer by...
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