Author: mymentech

Do your kids love to read? Do they hate to read? Reading leads to the improvement of so many different skills, from spelling to grammar and even creativity and imagination. If your kids hate to read, don’t despair! there are...

As homeschooling parents, how we see or view something as important will affect how our kids are exposed to that. I am strong in language and the humanities, and not so much the sciences. This is reflected in our kids because...

The best piece of advice I ever received at the beginning of my homeschooling journey was to decide my philosophy of education before buying a single curriculum item. That has proven to be incredibly helpful (and money saving like you wouldn’t believe) because there is a veritable smorgasbord of curriculum out there.

Take a journey through art with Sharon Jeffus! In this lesson, use chalk pastels to explore the concept of perspective as you draw crosses. Then, work from a master piece of art by Renoir as you learn the art of portraiture. Along the way, you’ll see paintings from the masters, like Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran, and Frederic Church.

It has come to my attention that the homeschooling community may need some guidelines. You know, to keep things running smoothly. To that end, I give you The 10 Commandments of Homeschooling. As per my usual way of doing things,...