When schools closed in spring 2020, parents and kids had a trial by fire trying to combine working from home and virtual school with the worries of a global pandemic. COVID-19 had thrown everything into disarray. It was stressful for everyone, but the hope was that it would be temporary and that things would [...]
Being your own boss—at some point, we all dream of it. But so few of us actually take the leap to self-employment. The exciting part is that independent work can be an excellent fit for homeschool graduates. Regardless of where your student is in their education journey—middle school, freshman in high school, on [...]
Online learning is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The great news for homeschool families is that thousands of tools and resources exist to support your student’s E-learning adventure, now more than ever. From curriculum building and organizational tools to archival records and online museums, it has never been easier to enrich [...]
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The COVID-19 crisis will pass, but K-12 online learning could be here to stay for the long-term. Online learning has experienced tremendous growth recently—even before the pandemic—but now it’s exploding in record numbers due to school shutdowns all over the country. According to Bernhard Schroeder’s Forbes article, “Disrupting Education. The Rise of K-12 Online [...]
We know that spring is the time when many homeschool families work on transcripts. To help out, we're offering a 30% discount on all Transcript Maker plans using the code HOME2020. College campuses are closed due to the COVID-19 epidemic. That means admissions offices are operating at reduced capacity. All of this has thrown [...]