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I’m so glad you’ve stopped by! Whether you’re fully vested in homeschooling, immersed in a traditional public school or private school setting, or exploring new methods for individualized education, you are your child's first and most influential teacher. I hope to offer words of encouragement and helpful insights for maximizing your role as both parent and teacher.

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Taking the Plunge

The day you pull your kids out of traditional school can feel like a withdrawal from the entire world. Your very nice and normal neighbors have their kids in school, and leaders in your church whom you know well double as leaders of the local school board, enforcing policies and making major decisions about your […]

Homeschoolers’ Land of Opportunity

America Is a Homeschooler’s Land of Opportunity For now, we who live in America enjoy the amazing blessing of religious freedom. Other countries are ratcheting down on Christians who go against the grain of the political majority. Meanwhile, we exercise our faith publicly without fear of persecution. Even though “Christianity is no longer the dominant […]

The Art of Delegation

Homeschooling can’t be done alone. Acknowledging your own limitations and mastering the art of delegation is a key for success. When you are teaching your children a subject you don’t know much about, consider these possibilities. The Ideal Way One option is educating yourself about any given subject and the best methods for teaching it. […]

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Without Imagination

By Weslea Bell | February 27, 2026

I recently discussed the powerful little story, “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London, with a group of university students. The protagonist finds himself in a dire situation of his own making, and London makes clear that the whole tragic situation could have been avoided if not for one fatal flaw: “The trouble with him […]

Winning the Homeschool Game

By Weslea Bell | November 4, 2022

What is the end-game of education? What is it for? Is the ultimate goal to know more? If so, to know more about what, exactly? And when do we know enough about any given thing? At what point does knowing evolve into understanding, and finally climax in wisdom?

Be the Village

By Weslea Bell | July 17, 2022

Fort Motherhood Imagine a young mother who has chosen home education as a way to keep her children within her control, protection and care. Her outstretched arms shelter children underneath. Perhaps she is a woman who sees herself as a surrogate for the school, which seems to her overwhelmingly more equipped to do the job […]

Salvaging the Good

By Weslea Bell | July 17, 2022

A family decides to educate at home. Is it appropriate or desirable to continue to utilize the resources and connections of the local public school? Transferring governance of education from the public school to the home doesn’t have to feel like a bad break-up. Salvaging the good from the school system is possible. Establishing a […]

Reaching for the Beautiful in Education

By Weslea Bell | July 7, 2022

In an individual family, who constitutes the most vulnerable and essential component of the whole? The children! The children are vital members who, for a designated and limited time, require careful, purposeful protection, guardianship and nurturing. This article explores why homeschooling should be considered a reasonable option for Christian families.

Homeschooling Uncharted Waters

By Weslea Bell | July 6, 2022

As parents drift away from usual, cultural moorings, their first sensation is one of overwhelming freedom. Beyond the horizon of institutional school is a world that appears on the surface to have no rules. There are no schedules, no dinging bells, no truancy officers, no emails asking for supplies or fees or homework.

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