Spring 2021 Archives - North Carolinians for Home Education

Treasure Finders—Homeschool with Special Needs

by Debbie Mason | Jun 30, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Natalie Vecchione “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:14 My name is Natalie Vecchione, and I am blessed to be a treasure finder. Our family has been living in...

“I Don’t Want to Go to College. Wait—Yes, I Do.”

by Debbie Mason | Apr 28, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Matthew McDill I’d like to tell you a story about what happened with one of my high school students that points to several important homeschooling principles: In NC, the parents decide what is required for a student to graduate, not the state or any other...

Putting on the Yellow Margarine Container

by Debbie Mason | Apr 21, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Steve Demme When I travel, I prefer to fly on Southwest Airlines. One of the reasons is that the crew has a sense of humor. On one flight, the person giving the instructions about how to buckle, where to locate the exit rows, that there should be no...

If You Want Them to Love Learning—then Don’t Kill It!

by Debbie Mason | Apr 14, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Todd Wilson As I write this, the world is trying to figure out how to get back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic. To tell you the truth, I’m ready for normal—at the same time knowing that once we get back to normal, I’ll be wishing we were back in the...

Music for Your School

by Debbie Mason | Mar 31, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Evelyn Bickley Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree top…Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream…Jingle bells, jingle bells…Away in a manger, no crib for a bed… The songs that you learned as a child and that may have immediately come back to you just now...

The Tie That Binds

by Debbie Mason | Mar 24, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE

Spring 2021/Jessica Frierson Have you ever gone through an experience where you look back and wonder, “How on earth did I just make it through that?” If so, then you know just where our family is right now. In the past few months, I have been interviewed by our local...