Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.
Read More »A Carmelite Vocation: From Homeschooling to the Religious Life
by a Carmelite Nun | Most of the learning process takes place during solitary study. This is a beautiful foundation for life – especially religious life.
Read More »When One Mother Decided to Homeschool Her Son, A Light Bulb Went On
by John Clark | After hearing that his teacher regarded him as a dunce, the little boy’s mother decided to pull him out of school. Then...
Read More »What are Your Favorite Tips for Organizing the Home for Schooling?
by Mary Kay Clark | First, throw away or give away everything you can. If you haven’t used something in the last ten years, what are the chances you will ever need it again?
Read More »5 Steps to a Better School Year
by Sarah Rose | We hope the following tips will aid you at the beginning of a new school year!
Read More »From Manila to the Middle East: Our Filipino Journey To Seton Home Study School
by Angelli Anne de Leon-Espinoza | The thought to homeschool was dropped like a seed from a Filipino sky, while my husband and I were on the way home.
Read More »Heard of a ‘Practice Week’? Here’s 3 Ways We Prep for The School Year
So here we are with another school year looming upon us, and the panic mode is starting to set in with moms who follow the traditional September ...
Read More »Why I Hope to Homeschool My Family
by Emily Molitor | I don’t know how my life or my family relationships would be different today had my parents not made the decision to homeschool,
Read More »My 12 Tips for Catholic Homeschoolers
by Fr. Constantine | Let your homeschooler prepare one lesson and teach you. In preparing to teach the class, your child will teach himself the lesson.
Read More »Seton Home Study School: It’s About Building Better Families – An Exclusive Interview
The Cardinal Newman Center interviews Seton Home Study School, why it was founded, the success it has earned and how it can help your family.
Read More »I’m Not a Professional Homeschooling Mother. Seriously.
by Susan Miranda | As a homeschooling mother, I start asking myself the tough questions and critiquing my homeschooling performance:
Read More »Homeschooling: Are You Missing Out On an Incredible Opportunity?
Attending a Catholic homeschooling conference offers many opportunities that online purchasing and research simply cannot provide.
Read More »Is Homeschooling Really Allowed in China?
by Mary Lou Warren | Recently I came across a Wall Street Journal article on homeschooling in China which caught my attention. I was surprised at the concept that homeschooling might even be considered in China of all places. Surprise, surprise, according to the article, homeschooling is becoming popular there.
Read More »9 Steps to Better Homeschool Motivation
by Mary Lou Warren | What can we do if we notice that our children are not motivated to learn? As parents and teachers, we want to inspire and encourage our children to learn and live a full and healthy life. What do we do if we start noticing a problem?
Read More »The Bible vs. Contraception: “Be Fruitful and Multiply”
by Dave Armstrong | Some things are so obvious that we take them for granted. We don't feel that we need to “argue” them because we casually assume that everyone “knows they are true.” The old Frank Sinatra song comes to my mind: “Love and marriage: go together like a horse and carriage . . .”
Read More »The Real Reasons Why I Homeschool
from a Homeschooling Mother | The reason I began to homeschool is not a single reason. I was disheartened at the level of education my eldest son was receiving in the public school. In addition, we were staunch fighters against the so-called “family education,” which was nothing more than a cover and masthead for sex education.
Read More »Schooling in Four Seasons with Seton
Jim Shanley This past February, our daughter Katie married her fellow Christendom graduate, Peter Spiering. It was one of those joyful rest stops on our family’s journey of life. In ...
Read More »3 Essentials for Homeschool Education
One of the ends of marriage is the procreation and education of children. Procreation has gotten a good deal of attention in the recent history of the Church, but education is often of less interest.
Read More »Is Shakespeare in Jeopardy?
by John Clark | As I have written previously, on the nights when I’m able, I like to watch the show Jeopardy and try to amaze my kids with my knowledge. (These are the kinds of things you do when you’re old—you get exhausted by failing to impress the world, so you spend your evenings in front of a television set in the hopes of dazzling your offspring.)
Read More »What do You Consider the Most Important Subject to Teach Every Day?
by Mary Kay Clark | The most important subject is religion. We are homeschooling because we want to teach Catholic values and the Catholic Faith to our children. Most homeschooling families in this country are Christian families who see that the public schools have completely eliminated religion from their classrooms.
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