When an adult meets a child, it is very likely that the first question asked will be, “What grade are you in?” For our homeschool students, the answer might be, “I’m in first grade reading, fourth grade math, and everything else is second grade” or…
We do a lot of laughing around the Learning By Grace offices. Laughing is the best medicine. Laughing puts the world in a better perspective. Here are a few funny videos from my favorite Christian comedian and homeschooling father of lots of kids, Tim Hawkins.
Tim Hawkins Biscuits and Gravy
Tim Hawkins Frap House
By: Mimi Rothschild
Recently, the California judicial system has directed a two-part assault on Southern Baptist homeschoolers throughout their state. First, they have banned the words “mom and dad” and “husband and wife” from their schools – please read www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130 – and are forcing teachers to promote a more alternative sexual lifestyle.
The second part of the [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
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By: Mimi Rothschild
After reading the academy blog posted last Friday, my son asked me if I ever heard the six foot spoons story of heaven. I hadn’t. So he informed me of it…
A person dies. His name is Mike. Mike is greeted by an angel that tells him that God has decided that the decision [...]
By: Karlie Margaret Houser
As a young girl of only ten years old, my grandfather sat beside me on the backyard swing-set and told me a story that I still hold close to my heart today. The story was about a young man, a Pastor, who moved from his parent’s home to the streets of the [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
Homeschooling parents know that learning comes in a variety of ways. One way students can increase their knowledge of a subject is through journaling. Journaling is a learning tool that can be used in any class; it allows students to improve their writing skills, process information, and better understand a subject. Read more [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
Below is a wonderful article I ran across which I wanted to share with homeschooling parents. The article looks at the importance of being organized and how organization helps people succeed in life. The strategies below are easy to implement and will help any child do well in school. I encourage all homeschooling parents to take [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
Randy Dotinga of The Christian Science Monitor reports that public schools around the nation are changing their schedules, policies, cafeteria food, and setting up prayer rooms, all to accommodate Muslim students. The intention of this blog posting is not to argue against the religion of Islam, but rather expose the apparent hypocrisy [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
The problems with charter schools in Texas are not limited to just one or two schools. There are charter schools all over Texas that are robbing students of a quality education, but state officials are having a tough time closing them down.
For example, Texas state officials are trying to close [...]
By Mimi Rothschild
According to The Dallas Morning News, some charter schools in Texas are nothing short of fraudulent and Texans are now paying dearly for a decision they made in 1998. On September 10th, 1998, the State Board of Education in Texas came under fire from the audience and decided to reject recommendations made [...]