Questionable Arguments Against Homeschooling

 A Guest Post by Allison Foster As more and more parents are keeping their children home in order to educate them, opponents seem to perpetuate accusations as to why it’s a bad idea. Apparently, studies are conducted on less fortunate families without including those that are able to sustain themselves financially. There are many questionable…

Great Websites for Homeschool Education

The internet opens the world of homeschooling like a telescope opens up the sky. Our greatest homeschool influence has most definitely been Charlotte Mason. If you homeschool and don’t know about her, you need to!  Ambleside online is a Charlotte Mason based free curriculum that focuses on high literary standards from preschool on up. I’ve also…

5 FREE Online Courses for a Deeper Look at the Constitution

I love posting guest articles on my website, and this one is a treasure. Thanks to Mariana Ashley for submitting this piece on where to go to educate yourself about the only document in the brutal history of mankind that guarantees your freedom. Every American should have more than just a passing knowledge of this document…

Capitalism, patriotism, and constitutionalism are required to be taught in Texas schools

I love Texas. I love Texas almost as much as I love the US Constitution. As a dedicated homeschool mom, one of the things I do each year is print out the State of Texas’ expectations for the grades my kids would be in. I then peruse them and make sure that my kids are…

Magic Tree House works like magic for early readers

Looking for the perfect chapter books for your child who is reading on a first or second grade level? The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne is nothing short of remarkable. I asked my friend, Sonya, whose children are a few years ahead of mine in the homeschool realm, what she recommended when…

4 Exceptional Home Schooled Politicians

Once again I have the privilege of posting a guest article on my site. This time it is by Lauren Bailey whose information is found at the end. Enjoy… Politicians have the power to make legislation that can improve the way home schoolers experience their education. In fact, the Virginia House of Delegates is currently…

Is Home Education Right for You and Your Children?

I love to showcase guest writers here on betsydewey.com who resonate with my “natural” way of being in the world. Today, I am honored to publish this article about homeschool by Nadia Jones, whose biographical info you can find at the end of the post. Enjoy. The Decision to Homeschool If you are a regular…

Children’s literature, movies, and TV need to evolve – BAD

Just because it’s for “children” doesn’t make it okay for kids When my son was about 3 we came home from the library one day with a stack of books to read.  That night, my husband came out of our son’s room after putting him to bed.  He had a disgusted look on his face,…

8 Cavities, 1 Petit Four and Some Fish Head Stew or Cure Your Own Tooth Decay

“Every single one of your son’s molars has a cavity, Ma’am.” And? “It’s gonna run you about $2500.  But we take installments if that’s helpful.” What the?  digesting… digesting…. 2500 what?  Dollars?  Fillings?  but I’m a nature girl… how could two pieces of candy everyday after violin practice have turned into this? I’m still reeling…

Why Homeschooling just might save America

Homeschooling seems like such a novel idea, but it’s not. Up until about 160 years ago, it’s all there ever was.  Massachusetts passed the first compulsory school attendance laws in 1852 and it was an honest attempt to educate the poor. Government school should be where you go when there’s no other alternative, but instead…