As a homeschool student, are you wasting your time if you read novels? I would argue you’re not. While many people espouse the benefits of reading nonfiction books (of which there are many), many do not give novels credit where credit is due. Novels can really be helpful for homeschoolers. Let’s take a look [...]
If you’re a homeschool high-school student, you know that technology is a blessing. But it’s also a curse. For instance, does your phone go off frequently throughout the day with calls, texts, and other notifications? And are you bombarded by pop-up windows and video ads? All these distractions make it difficult to focus on [...]
As a homeschool student, you don’t have to be majoring in business to know that it’s a subject worth exploring. Business touches on nearly every organization—from hospitals to colleges to government agencies. These organizations have payroll that needs processing, news that needs to be shared, and employees who need to feel valued. All of [...]
If you’re a homeschool student who is thinking about being an entrepreneur after school, failure is going to be part of life. And that’s not a bad thing. The upside to failure is that it can contain valuable lessons. Such was the case when, during grad school, I released a novel, only to have [...]
Maybe you’ve always planned on homeschooling your kids. Or perhaps you’re concerned that recent cultural shifts and ideological trends in public schools are undermining your values and you want to move to a home setting to ensure your children are educated in alignment with your worldview. Or perhaps you have a high-performing child who [...]
Jerry Seinfeld famously said, “According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Are you a homeschool student [...]