By Abi on February 7, 2010
Homeschool Tracker Basic is a free organizational tool offered by the people at TGHomeSoft. Regardless of the legal requirements in your state, HTB provides the basic record keeping you need. HTB keeps track of daily attendance, assignments completed, hours of study, books and resources used and at any time you can print all of the [...]
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By Abi on February 7, 2010
Great Books for High School Economics, Government, and American History
By Silas
Part of the standard U.S. high school curriculum requires credits in economics, government, and American history. Finding textbooks that approach these subjects in easy-to-understand formats can be a challenge, not to mention locating textbooks that coincide with the Family’s worldview. Too often we [...]
Posted in Books, High School
By Abi on December 30, 2009
International Education Board
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy, a veteran homeschooler and curriculum specialist.
She gives good input on establishing a personal education philosophy, on the approach to take when educating at home, curriculum choices, learning modalities and learning styles. This will be especially helpful to parents and teachers who are homeschooling, but [...]
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By Abi on November 21, 2009
Abi:
Although I don’t have high school students just yet, the thought of homeschooling a teen can be pretty daunting, especially if you’ve never done it before. I found this book not only to be a good educational resource book for high school students, but it is also a motivational book to help you realize that [...]
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By Abi on November 21, 2009
A friend of mine recommended this book to me:
“Raising Kids For True Greatness” by Dr. Tim Kimmel
“What is your goal when it comes to raising your children? If you’re like most parents, the word success is somewhere in your answer. We all want the very best for our children. We want them to get a [...]
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