Tag: Homeschool Advice

Celebrating with family and friends throughout the holidays is important. While your regularly-scheduled learning might be paused, learning doesn’t have to stop altogether! Here are some educational holiday activities and themes that will keep your children engaged during this joyous time of year. Discover Different Cultures People all around the world celebrate holidays in some […]

Over the past year, the pandemic has interrupted our children’s lifestyles. Parents have also been left scrambling — fulfilling their kids’ shifting educational and personal needs at a moment’s notice. With the pandemic subsiding a bit, homeschoolers are presented with a wonderful opportunity: a time to refocus during this festive season, not only on their […]

From the earliest days as a homeschool curriculum provider, Time4Learning has had a special relationship with military families. Due to their frequent need to move from base to base, military families make natural homeschoolers. Those who use our program have not only spread the word about Time4Learning, but worked with us to shape resources and […]

As a child, Jamie Gaddy always dreamed of being a teacher. She followed her dream and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. During her career as an educator, she taught everything from preschool to junior high school. During that time, something caught her attention. “I noticed that a lot of my fellow teachers […]

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, if you mentioned that you were going to start homeschooling, the response was generally a skeptical one such as, “Why would you want to do that?” This was also typically followed by, “But children need to socialize.” The naysayers were abundant. I know because I started homeschooling before the pandemic. […]

If the use of technology wasn’t already booming in the world of education before the pandemic, it is now. When remote learning became a national reality during the pandemic, homeschooling became a more viable option for many families. Today in the United States, 11.1%, or at least 5 million children, are being homeschooled, according to […]

We’ve all heard the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”  This notion is especially relevant for parents who have created a homeschool schedule that is simply not working for them. If you’re living through this dilemma, don’t sweat it — change your schedule. You have that freedom and flexibility as […]

The last year-and-a-half was full of challenges and issues that most of us have never experienced before. In addition to the health concerns brought on by COVID-19, adults and children have had to adjust to being home for prolonged periods away from family, friends, and coworkers. Homes have become our office space as well as […]

“But what about college?” “Can homeschoolers go to college?” If you are homeschooling a high schooler, you are likely to hear these questions echoed more than a few times from well-meaning family, friends, and acquaintances. Those who are less familiar with homeschooling tend to assume that it will limit your high schooler’s higher-education options. In […]

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 34% of eighth graders tested at or above a proficient level in math and reading in 2019. The Blalock family experienced this statistic personally, as their son, Jack, had struggled with these subjects throughout his academic career. False Assurance While Jack’s parents were certainly aware […]

“Well, you picked a good time to homeschool!” I cannot count the number of times I heard that comment from friends and family over the past year and a half. In September of 2019, just prior to the pandemic, I decided to homeschool my daughter, who had been in traditional school from preschool through the […]

Across the country, many families are facing an important decision- send their children back to traditional school or homeschool. We recently caught up with one parent and Time4Learning member, Amanda Flores, who made the decision to homeschool after growing frustrated by shifting mask mandates in her state. While it was not an easy decision, learn […]

At age 3, Laura was nonverbal. Fifteen years later, this Time4Learning graduate is headed to the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) to pursue a college degree. This educational journey has involved therapy, and the determination of her parents to encourage Laura’s talents. Above all else, it underscores the power of Laura’s own strength, determination, […]

It’s no secret that 2020/2021 was homeschooling’s banner year.  Google searches for “how to homeschool” skyrocketed and the number of families who homeschooled more than doubled. According to the Washington Post, the percentage of children in homeschooling has nearly tripled since mid-2019, and by May of this year, more than 1 out of every 12 […]

Marie Williams is a busy mom, wife, mentor, and tutoring group director from Georgia. She also works at a local university in her hometown. With three children, two in elementary and one in middle school, Marie does everything she can to use her time as wisely and efficiently as possible. Marie recently joined us on […]