For a long time, homeschooled children were at a disadvantage when it came to applying for and gaining admission to the country’s top colleges and universities. Parents struggled to provide their children with an education that was considered equivalent to the curriculum of traditional public or private schools. Even when parents did provide an adequate [...]

As the population of students in the United States has grown and become increasingly diverse, a variety of entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to provide a service that is both effective and efficient in meeting the needs of this diverse and growing population. Over the past decade or so, the American school system, from [...]

The old saying that it’s never too early or too late to start thinking about college was never more applicable than today. With college and university admissions becoming more and more competitive, parents of homeschooled children are beginning to look at the college application and admission process more closely than ever. In fact, the most [...]

When it comes to teaching and helping kids learn about money, there are several schools of thought as to when and how to approach it. Generally speaking though, it is never too early (or too late) to help kids learn as much as they can about money, from what it is and [...]

No effective academic curriculum, homeschool or traditional, is ever complete without an artistic component. Whether the art involves music, dance, drama, or drawing and painting, incorporating the arts into a homeschooling curriculum can be an effective way of supplementing other areas of instruction, and it stands very well on its own [...]

No one struggles more with the rigors of academic life than athletes do. Practices, games, film sessions, and travel can take up so much of an athlete’s time that often little time and energy is left for academic work. A young athlete’s life can be so physically and emotionally draining that often [...]

For reasons that vary, children usually have difficulty enjoying and understanding many of the concepts that make up a science curriculum. From the elementary grades all the way to high school, traditional teachers have always found it difficult to make learning science fun - and they’ve got equipment to spare.
Homeschool students do not often have [...]

From computers to board games, parents who are homeschooling their children can choose from a variety of resources through which they can accomplish the very challenging task of teaching their children mathematics. Parents no longer have to rely on textbooks and worksheets alone when teaching math to their children. With so many resources available, parents [...]

Everyone has seen the struggles associated with being a child actor or a child star. The nature of this lifestyle causes many of these youngsters to suffer from delays in everything from their academics to their social and emotional development, and as a result, many end up struggling as adults. Because of this, it is [...]

For parents of homeschooled children, there is perhaps no tougher course to have to teach than foreign language, either because they themselves do not speak the language or because they do not possess the tools or the time to teach it. Since the subject of foreign language requires so much on the part of the [...]