Homeschool Blogging A to Z: G is for Giftedness

Before we began homeschooling, back when my son was in Kindergarten (in New Orleans) and first grade (in New York), both school suggested that he be tested for giftedness at the appropriate age.  We ended up in Georgia for 2nd grade, and they insisted that he not be tested.  There was nothing special about him, they

Homeschool blogging A to Z : F is for Free

An argument I often hear about homeschooling is that only well to do families can homeschool because it costs so much.  

That's just not true.

The bulk of my homeschool materials are FREE.  Yes, free....

Homeschool blogging A to Z : E is for Email Lists

 If it were not for email lists, I probably wouldn't still be homeschooling. Email lists (like yahoo groups) are a great way for homeschoolers to access the knowledge and resources of everyone else in the group.

I belong to probably a half dozen of these homeschool email lists, and each for a

Homeschool blogging A to Z : D is for Democrats

As written by Ann Zeise on her A to Z homeschool website, "Democrats Homeschool Too"!

Most people like to put homeschoolers into a little box.  They classify us as odd, reclusive, and Conservative Christians... very Conservative, and definitely Republican.  But the truth is, there are homeschoolers on both sides of the political