Grief is only for a season. For me, that season is Summer Break.

Joe Cranford tells about the first time he posted an article to this site.

I’ve heard it said many times before, in an honorable effort to validate a mom’s choice to stay at home or to home school, “What you’re doing is very important. After all, you may be raising the next president.” Or maybe they say the next astronaut, or the next Billy Graham, or Mother Teresa. Either way, the implication is that what you are doing is important because you might raise someone who has a global impact. The encouragement is well intended but misguided.

The school year is coming to a close for most of us, and that means it’s time to buy books for next year. Many states will offer curriculum fairs and/or homeschool conventions where you can look at...

So you’ve been reading about literature based education, Charlotte Mason, and “living books” and you know you want to incorporate more great books into your home school. The question is,...