By Peggy Ployhar As humans we instinctively know we need to pray. When tragedy strikes we ask for prayer, we gather to grieve and cry out, and our hearts seek...
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Meet the SPED Homeschool Board Steve Demme Chair Steve has served in full or part time pastoral ministry for many years after graduating from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the...
Homeschooling Families Strengthened by Respite and Opportunities
By Peggy Ployhar When our family started our homeschooling journey it was because of the needs of my oldest child. In no way was I prepared or equipped to handle...
Homeschooling Families Strengthened by Togetherness
By Debbi L. White As I write, I am sitting in my mother’s condominium, while she is in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. I left my home when she was...
Forgiveness & Mercy: Step 4 in Cultivating Your Child’s Heart for Instruction
By Peggy Ployhar This series on parenting anger has taken us through who is affected by parenting anger, when parenting anger occurs, why parenting anger is misused, how parents can...
An Interview with Cheryl Swope, M.Ed, SPED Homeschool Board Vice-Chair
Interview provided by Cheryl Swope, M.Ed.Interviewer: Brian Phillips, CiRCE Institute Author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child, Cheryl Swope is an advocate of classical Christian education for...
Getting Started in Homeschooling: Setting the Right Expectations
By Tracy Glockle Getting started in homeschooling is like sitting on a roller coaster, waiting for it to lunge forward. You know there will be twists and turns, ups and...
Free or Inexpensive Outdoor Learning Activities
By Amy Vickrey, MSE With summer comes thoughts of outdoor activities and fun. For those that live in states where there is snow and ice for many months out of...
A Case for Embracing Silliness in Your Homeschool
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed Far and few, far and fewAre the lands where the Jumblies live.— Edward Lear Amidst all the academic rigor, children need a little nonsense. Not only...
Classical Education Can Benefit ANY Child
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed Some parents and educators have the misconception that classical education is only for “smart kids.” It is not difficult to understand why someone might think this...
