The COVID-19 pandemic has taken remote learning fully mainstream. We can now see that millions of students—whether in a K-12 school or at college—can learn skills and obtain credentialing exclusively via the Internet. And thrive doing it! That’s not to say that distance learning doesn’t pose its challenges. It definitely does. I know firsthand. [...]
The primary purpose of education isn’t to impart knowledge. Instead, its purpose is to teach you how to learn. Does that concept sound like the utterings of a ninja master to his young apprentice? For sure! And at first look, it may even sound nonsensical. After all, when we think of K-12 schooling [...]
There’s no doubt about it: High school can be a challenging time. An alarming 70 percent of teens say that anxiety and depression are a major problem among their peers. A 2018 American Psychology Association survey reported that adolescents had worse mental health and higher levels of anxiety and depression than any other age [...]
So long 2020! If you’re like me, you’re glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror as you head happily and hopefully into 2021. It seems like last year was a hard one for almost everyone I know, even if their family wasn’t directly impacted by COVID-19. All of us are glad for a [...]
To help celebrate this holiday season, we’d like to share 10 of our most popular blog posts from 2020. We hope you find something useful or inspiring here! 5 tips for transitioning from homeschool to public school 7 tips if you’re new to homeschooling due to coronavirus 7 reasons why online learning is [...]
Are you a homeschool student preparing to go to college in 2021? Chances are you’re still debating the huge decision of which major to pursue. Maybe you’ve narrowed down your list to two or three but haven’t finalized anything yet. The global COVID-19 pandemic might’ve added even more uncertainty to your decision, as you [...]