One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that education in America has changed dramatically. In a matter of days, tens of millions of families were forced to pivot to both working and teaching their children at home as schools across the nation closed in 2020. Although this new homeschool reality was a shock [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With Christmas break just around the corner, many of us are looking forward to seeing family, enjoying festive meals and decorations, and taking a few days off school and work to try and recover from the stressful year that 2020 has been. But as a homeschool student, why not use some of that down [...]