College Prep: SAT vs. ACT January 9, 2014So you know your child will need to take college entrance exams as part of the college admissions process, but which test should he take and when? This post, College...
College Prep: Think Extracurricular January 3, 2014Colleges love extracurricular activities. So shouldn’t my child do as many as possible to impress the admissions committee? That seems to make sense but it’s not the case. Think not...
College Prep: Great Transcripts December 18, 2013Ideally, ninth grade is the time to begin mapping out the courses your child will need in high school to graduate with a great college prep transcript. It’s okay to...
College Prep: 8th Grade Counts December 11, 2013Jumping through hoops. Yep. That’s what it boils down to. Navigating the road from high school to college can be tough. You’ve been told it’s easy. You’ve been told it’s...
Encouraging Success in Your Children November 14, 2013I often speak and write about nurturing our children’s gifts, talents, and passions—about encouraging their success. Homeschooling offers the unique opportunity to tailor our children’s education to their own personal...
Immersion Science October 30, 2013Many educators promote the spiral or survey approach to education, wherein a child is exposed over and over again to minute amounts of a variety of science topics. Those supporting...