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Un-Common Core: Where Does it Go?
There has been a lot of worry lately among homeschooling parents regarding the “common core” curriculum. Judging by the amount of views by readers of this journal, it is the biggest issue of the day. But the problem is not so much in merely having a common core—it is in what that common core consists. Some cores are good and some are rotten.
Read More »On the Nose: 4 Ways Pinocchio Teaches Children Common Sense
In a world in want of common sense, Mitchell Kalpakgian finds priceless lessons in Pinocchio to teach our children how to live virtuous and rewarding lives.
Read More »How Common Core Affects Home Schoolers
A number of parents have asked us for information about the Common Core and how it will affect homeschooling. This, from a concerned mother, well represents the questions we are ...
Read More »What is the Common Core of State Standards?
Knowledgeable public school parents are very concerned about the Common Core curriculum and standards—and with good reason. Using the enticement of federal dollars, the present administration is dictating the curriculum ...
Read More »Will Common Core Requirements Keep Homeschoolers Out of College?
Concerned that ignoring Common Core will negatively impact your homeschool child's chances at a selective four-year university? Get the answer.
Read More »Is it Okay to Continue Homeschooling Over the Summer Months?
1. We have not finished up the book analyses due for the high school English course. Can my child be excused from this assignment? We very rarely excuse a student ...
Read More »Common Core Concerns
by Bob Wiesner | Many parents have recently expressed concerns about how the Common Core standards might affect the college entrance tests.
Read More »Can Parents Really Teach a Subject as Well as an Educated and Experienced Teacher?
1. There has been so much discussion on the internet about the Common Core program being implemented in schools, even in Catholic schools. What will you be doing about the ...
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I feel like my life is a treadmill. It’s always running ahead of me and I am always trying to catch up. My book, Catholic Home Schooling, has a chapter ...
Read More »New Dynamics in Education: Responding to the Virus
Finding the best method for a child's education in the age of COVID has given a definitive nod to the legitimacy of homeschooling and of learning at home.
Read More »Do Good Manners Complete Our Education?
Is our education complete if we never learn the art of conversation nor express common courtesy to others? Mitchell Kalpakgian and Robert Frost think not.
Read More »The #1 Most Common Obstacle to Homeschooling
Families grapple with discipline in the home. Ginny Seuffert tackles an aspect of it by making etiquette part of and not an obstacle to homeschooling.
Read More »College Independence: Avoid These 6 Common Mistakes!
Leslie Pike, a rising junior at the WKU Honors College, says college success is not easy - but it can be made simple if you avoid these 6 common mistakes.
Read More »How the Family Teaches Humility and Common Sense
Members of a family know each other too well to be fooled by brother’s daydream to be a millionaire, sister’s fantasy to be a great actress, or grandson’s ambition to be a professional athlete. The family teaches humility, self-knowledge, the art of the possible, and the way things are.
Read More »Where Can I Learn More About How to Homeschool?
8. Where can I find solid information about the Common Core standards? 7. This is my first year homeschooling. Where can I learn more about how to homeschool? 6. Should I look over the children’s tests before sending them to Seton? 5. How can I help them answer literature questions? 4. What advice can you give us for finishing the book reports?
Read More »‘Women of Grace’ Interviews Mary Kay Clark & John Clark on Homeschooling | Watch 5 Episodes
EWTN recently ran five interviews Mary Kay and John Clark conducted as guests on Johnnette Benkovic’s show “Women of Grace.”
Read More »Ready to Write Life’s Next Chapter
Seton Graduation 2024: Maria Cronk's favorite part was being with Catholic Harbor friends and surrounded by hundreds of her brothers and sisters in Christ.
Read More »In the Schoolroom – Plant a Mary Garden
Why not create a little beauty in a corner of your yard this year using some plaster and flowers to honor Our Lady. Editor Mary Ellen Barrett shows you how.
Read More »Homeschooling – It’s More Common Than You Think
Sarah-Vita Younan presents three famous homeschooled students to counter the stereotypes, jokes, and prejudice encountered by some homeschooling families.
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