An Instructional QUEST

Priorities...

When Church Is Optional, You Set up Your Kids to Fail I do not believe that skipping out on the Lord’s Day services is ever appropriate unless divinely organized (sickness, hospitalization, etc.) Sunday is a special day for God’s people and aught not be treated like a second Saturday.

We have some computer classes, but my kids still prefer to read the lessons in the printed textbooks. These results keep showing up. How much of your curriculum is online?

A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens Students told researchers they preferred and performed better when reading on screens. But their actual performance tended to suffer.

Yes...say No!

How to say “no” effectively Saying no and being able to tolerate the myriad of emotions that result, such as guilt, self-doubt, and sadness is challenging for many people. On top of that, the child may add on their own negative emotions to the “no,” such as anger and disgust. Having to tolerate any one of these emotions, l...

What do you consider essential for the school room?

Thoughts?

The State of Homeschooling in America Today's homeschool advocates are parents who don't believe that the current school model is best, or enough, for their children.

How are you celebrating September and the kids being back in school?

This is why all of what we do includes a print book...even with Teaching Textbooks math, the kids prefer to read the lessons in the real book...

A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens Students told researchers they preferred and performed better when reading on screens. But their actual performance tended to suffer.

Have you ever felt this way about service?

Church – A Full Contact Sport Church – A Full Contact Sport by Rachel | Aug 9, 2018 | 0 comments I couldn’t help but smile again this past Sunday. A young couple walked into service with their toddler son. He was adorable. He was full of smiles. He was full of words. And he was full of wiggles. As the service began, I saw th...

Feeling this:

Packing Day(s) Packing Day(s) by Rachel | May 17, 2018 | 0 comments The movers have arrived. I would say that they brought the tears with them, but the truth is that I have been crying about this move for quite awhile. This move is harder than most. We all love Alaska, and our hearts long to stay. But God calls us...

Since Gabriella was about a year old, Will and I have been talking about and planning for this. Since she and her siblings were old enough to understand, we have been pushing trade/tech school. It is AMAZING the kind of kick back we have had from people.
Yes, we homeschool.
Yes, our kids are smart.
Yes, we plan on using the GI bill for trade/tech school.
No, we are not saving for college.
Want to know why?
They are all set to have enough high school credits in them that they can graduate at age 16. That gives them two years, still under our care, to get some kind of trade in them. From there, if they want to go to college, they can pay for it themselves!
Whether or not they EVER go to college does not matter to us in the least. Why? Because the world's status symbols are just dust...

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?

Which further explains why watching TV does not increase vocabulary or improve brain functions...

How you talk to your child changes their brain A simple change in the way you communicate can boost your child's cognitive development.

A blog post to share:

Taken In Hand Taken In Hand by Rachel | Mar 21, 2018 | 0 comments It is not really a huge secret. Pretty much everyone who knows me, knows how I feel about it. For those of you who do not, though, let me just tell you how I feel about moving this summer: I DON’T WANT TO GO! Now if you picture me screaming that ...