by Debbie Mason | Apr 25, 2022 | Spring 2022, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2022/Rachael Carman Twenty-six years—that’s how long it’s been since we began this journey. And this May, we’ll cross the finish line. We’ll graduate our youngest. In the early days, it seemed like we’d never graduate the oldest, but somewhere in the middle,...
by Debbie Mason | Apr 18, 2022 | Spring 2022, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2022/Cheryl Carter Over the years, my opinions about home education have evolved. I used to think I did it as an alternative to school; now, I see home education as a lifestyle of learning. I was obsessed with finding just the right textbook or method. Yet, I...
by Evelyn Bickley | Aug 21, 2018 | Spring 2018, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2018 / by Evelyn Bickley The stress. The anxiety. Every homeschool parent has experienced these same doubts and fears: I may be doing this wrong. Surely a “professional” would be doing a better job! I don’t know everything! Maybe I won’t teach them everything...
by Spencer Mason | Mar 11, 2015 | Winter 2015, GREENHOUSE
11 Mar 2015 After I finished homeschooling our kids, I headed back to school myself to complete a Ph.D. in educational psychology. I wanted to know how kids learn best. Wouldn’t that be helpful information for homeschooling moms and dads? Boy did God blow my socks...
by Spencer Mason | Feb 25, 2015 | Winter 2015, GREENHOUSE
25 Feb 2015 When my children were little, I remember watching my wife sitting with one of them in her lap and flipping through the pages of a book. My child would point to a picture in the book and ask, “What’s that?” My wife would reply, “A cow,” then turn the...