Exploring “Deschooling”
Are you getting ready to homeschool kids who were previously in public school? Be forewarned: when kids have spent several years learning how to fit into the structure and expectations of traditional school and then are suddenly in a totally different environment, it...
Hebrew versus Greek, Part 2
Jesus never wrote a book, never “taught a course,” and never created nor led a corporation, yet He was the most influential man who ever lived. He invested personally and primarily in just twelve others. How could such a simple, unsophisticated method influence...
Hebrew versus Greek, Part 1
Are you homeschooling more as a Hebrew or a Greek? That’s a question we are going to explore in a series of short articles. Hebrew practices date back to Old Testament times when God told His people how to live. God’s precepts have worked well ever since. Christ...
An Incomplete Primer on Homeschool Freedom
CHEWV believes that parents have the God-given authority and responsibility, as well as the Constitutional freedom, to educate and train their own children in the home environment. We do not hold that this necessarily prevents parents from delegating some of that...
Focus on Your Family
“I am writing to you this month about a most troubling concern. It focuses on the battle being waged for this country and especially for the hearts and minds of its children. We are losing both at an alarming rate.” So begins the June newsletter from Dr. James Dobson...
Soaring Higher Than School
In the day-to-day of homeschooling, it’s easy to lose perspective. But summer has come, the sun is shining, and it’s time to lift our homeschool sights higher! Homeschooling may include college and career. It could involve scholarships and all A’s and B’s. But that’s...
Planning for 2022-23
June is an ideal month to plan for the following school year. With possibilities fresh on your mind and sunny days entertaining the kids, it’s time to wrap up one year and make exciting plans for the next. Once planning is done, you can relax through July. Simply sign...
Homeschooling and Hope Scholarship: Distinctions That Matter
Did you know that Hope Scholarship students do not necessarily school at home? They can enroll in a private school that is registered with the state to receive Hope funds OR they can choose to have an Individualized Instructional Program. “Individualized...
A Smorgasbord of Educational Options
Sorting It All Out Is that a homeschooler I see taking classes online? No, that’s a homeschooler over there working with his Mom. That can’t be right; the homeschoolers I know attend classes at the downtown co-op. What about the ones in educational communities with...
About College Scholarships and Homeschoolers
CFWV (College for West Virginia) scholarships are for homeschooled students too! If your student plans to pursue scholarships, don’t wait until he or she is a senior. Instead, begin planning in the early high school years, as requirements may be different for...