Key Takeaways Homeschooling does not mean giving up support. You can keep private evaluations, therapies and specialists, and in most states you can still access some public school services. The biggest practical change is pacing. One-to-one instruction covers the same ground in far less time than a full classroom day. An IEP does not transfer…
Spend any time in homeschool forums and you will quickly notice that parents have strong opinions about educational philosophy. Classical families think unschoolers are letting their kids down. Unschoolers think Classical families are recreating the exact system they left. Charlotte Mason advocates think everyone else is missing the point. The truth is that all of…
How The EU is Turning to Online Learning: Cambridge Students Go Virtual With the world pausing in 2020, the pandemic publicized online learning as an alternative to in-person schooling. Despite many schools’ immediate struggle with the virtual transition, online learning has now become a rapidly developed and newly effective way of experiencing education worldwide. …
Children and Routines: Why Routines are Important As human beings, young and senior, we can all greatly benefit from having daily routines integrated into our lives. However, for children, routines serve a vital role in their social and emotional development. Like adults, children’s comfort and confidence increases when routines are habitual. They crave predictability…
Understanding the National Teacher Shortage The new school year is underway, and education leaders across the nation are ringing in the new season in a panic: there aren’t enough teachers to support their institutions. The president of the National Education Association, Becky Pringle called our current lack of classroom teachers a “five-alarm crisis.” The…
How to Prepare Your Student for the First Day of School The first day of school is exciting, yet nerve racking. Exhilarating, yet draining. It’s so much good, yet so much craziness juxtaposed into one. We hear a variety of responses from parents when asked how their students feel about the upcoming school year.…
The Ultimate Back to School Shopping List 2022 Like all good things, summer is coming to an end. But with this ending, sparks another adventure – a new school year! Making new memories, forging new friendships, and learning new concepts- there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being back at school on that very…
How To Engage Students In Remote Learning? A traditional school setting consists of a teacher, their students and their classroom. Teaching is a demanding responsibility, requiring patience, empathy and the ability to notice and react effectively. When you remove the classroom setting and switch to virtual school, learning becomes a completely different experience. As…
Educational Ideas for Traveling Families Why Traveling is the Best Education For Kids It’s summer, which most likely means that you, like 82% of Americans, have plans to travel. Usually that includes relaxing in the sun or eating diverse foods; and for students, it distinctly means no school. However, now more than ever, students…
Novel’s Homeschooling Movement in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills is known for its grand homes, tv shows, and celebrity residents. But have you heard about its growing homeschooling community? On the August Beverly Hills Living Magazine cover, you’ll find the founder & CEO of Novel Education Group, Tiffany Sorya, and our homeschool alumni, the Quintanilla sisters.…
