2023 CHEWV Testing Highlights
Online testing has grown in popularity over the past few years - precipitating many changes in the testing world. One change is the online registration process used by test distributors. If you have tested with CHEWV for a while, you’ll notice that we no longer order...
Family for Christmas
Three-year-old Elena’s brothers and sisters were arriving home one Wednesday night. I was trying to get her to sleep, but as soon as she saw the headlights coming up the driveway, she popped up and said, “Is that the Honda? My brovers an’ frwends are home!” Did she...
Wrap-Up: Hebrew vs. Greek Education
Come to Me all you who labor and I will give you rest. The love of God, the love of God’s Word, and true discipleship are not meant to be a burden, but a joy. To summarize Hebraic education, we will say that it is an all-the-time, God-centered, eternity-aware, and...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Aah, but maybe it shouldn't yet. Don’t let the store decorations, shopping advertisements, and social media posts entice you to skip over this beautiful season of Thankfulness. Celebrate November! November brings Thanksgiving - a whole month to remind us that we...
Elections, Legislative Sessions, & Other Civics Topics
In this brief piece we introduce important, inspiring, and easy-to-implement ideas. Most homeschoolers know that new legislation can affect educational freedom tremendously. After all, we gained the right to homeschool through valiant legislative effort back in 1986. ...
Reading and Math: Fears and Tears
For my son, reading was a disaster that often had both him and my wife in tears. As it turns out, he didn’t read until he was 8 1/2 years old. Yes, that’s right. He wasn’t reading in kindergarten or first grade or second grade… He now has a master’s degree in...
Hebrew vs. Greek, Part 4
We’ve already recounted many differences between the Hebrew and Greek ideas of Jesus’ day, alluding also to those who have influenced our own world. Now we’ll look at two further distinctions. Knowledge vs. Wisdom/Form vs. Function The Hebrew Book of Proverbs puts...
Greek vs. Hebrew Education, Part 3
We ended Part 2 comparing an anthropocentric versus theocentric worldview. Man-centered or God-centered. Let’s move on to two other differences between the Hebrews and the Greeks. Monotheistic vs. Polytheistic Although Greeks were man-centered, they still served...
Alternative Ways to Study WV History
In West Virginia, students, including many homeschooled students, study West Virginia History in their 8th grade year. Here are a few alternative resources homeschoolers may find useful and creative, many of which may be found at your local library! WV Traditional...
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...
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