Guest Writers
Once in awhile, this blog will feature guest writers to share their experience on the road less travelled. I hope to be able to feature a guest as often as I can. Also, as is evident, some of the posts featured here were originally published years ago. Previously emailed to homeschoolers who were HOMEFRONTIER subscribers, these are gems that have stood the test of time. Enjoy!
MARTHA NLAND
- Teaching kids how to make informed choices (May 9, 2012) After reading a book on EQ, a mother tries to teach her children how to think deliberately and act more thoughtfully.
CAROL BROWN
- 15 Key Facts about Homeschooled Kids in College (September 17, 2011) A post from OnlineCollege.org submitted by Carol assures homeschoolers that college isn’t as big a hurdle as often imagined.
STEVEN DAVID HORWICH
- Don’ts in Teaching (January 2011) No one becomes an expert teacher overnight. Since you’re teaching your own children, here are some tips to help you become a great one.
AMY DELPH
- Throw out your perfect standards (Dec 2009) Is there a perfect time to start working for social change?Amy doesn’t think so and she tells us why it’s important to take action despite our fears and less-than-perfect preparation.
- Aesop’s Fables, Molecules and Physics (April 2012) Learning need not be a rigid compartmentalization of curricula. here’s how a lesson in reading can include explorations in science.
BILL SMITH
- What Were We Thinking (June 2009) Taking the first steps towards educating your children at home can be daunting. The writer shares how both he and his wife made a declaration of their convictions ahead of their journey to help them stay the course.
SELINA LIM
- Walking in the Light (May 2009) A meditation on light as a homeschooling family switches the power off to observe Earth Hour.
GRACE KOH
- Homeschool Liberties (September 2002) A homeschooling mom discovers new freedom to put away old formulas for new books to start her daughter reading again.
KIMBERLY LEE
- Kids’ Stuff (July 2002) There’s so much to do and learn when you’re homeschooling! Kimberly shares what she and her preschoolers have been doing that makes for a full and wholesome life.
CELINE LESLIE
- A New Life (October 2002) What happens when a baby arrives in a homeschooling family? The author embraces the new adventure and shares the joy of investing ina newborn’s future
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families (September 2002) Celine discovers a book that promotes values for building and maintaining strong, healthy, long-lasting family ties.
- Coming full circle (June 2001) Choosing motherhood over career is never easy. Here’s how one mom decided to choose a calling with eternity in mind.
- Timely Tips for Homeschoolers (March 2001) So much to do and so little time! Like every homeschool mom who has ever felt some anxiety about educating a brood of children at home, Celine learnt to take small steps one at a time.
- It’s Challenging! (February 2001) Christmas teaches a mother how to empathise and encourage when it comes to disciplining her homeschoolers.
EVELYN SEOW
- What Really Counts Ultimately (July 2000) Writing as a Christian parent, Evelyn shares 5 things that parents should remember as they homeschool – Love, Discipline, Discipleship, Academics, Keeping Records