When I was in school, we learned about the world in seemingly unrelated snippets. My teachers called the subject Social Studies .

• We might start the year studying Chinese culture.
• Then we'd study the Pilgrims because it was getting close to Thanksgiving.
• Then we'd take a break to study the Plains Indians and build miniature teepees.
  
  

Social Studies remains a core

 If you're a homeschool family and have a teen in the house, I'm certain that you've probably had the dreaded discussion ... "When can I learn to drive?" 

I remember when I was homeschooling and started thinking about homeschool drivers ed. Sometimes I'd get hung up on ONE small issue that would drive me completely BATTY! I remember wishing for ANYONE

When your child is working hard on studying for college admission tests, like the SAT® or ACT®, you may be accumulating enough hours to make this a class, and put it on your child's transcript. Let me provide some simple do's and don'ts for using test prep and putting it on a homeschool transcript. 

Please note that as of January 2021, The College

Erica used the College  Launch  Solution with her family and highly recommends it to the reader of The Old Schoolhouse .

It is easy to tally the benefits and rewards of home schooling, especially when the children are young and the days are full of cozy reading circles, fun science projects, and family adventures. But we all know how quickly those