Posts on Resources

Apr 25, 2016

Homeschool Testing Services extends Stanford-10 Achievement Test through spring 2017

Homeschool Testing Services extends Stanford-10 Achievement Test through spring 2017 SUMMARY: A top nationally-normed achievement test remains available at least one more year through leading nationwide provider, Homeschool Testing Services. West End, North Carolina—The reliable Stanford-10 Achievement Test will remain available for end-of-grade testing by homeschool families in Spring...

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Jul 30, 2015

How to Not Be Late

Okay, here it is. I’m just gonna say it. We’re late. Too often. And, I hate it. I hate being late. Typically, I think we’re gonna be on time until all of a sudden we’re not. We’re leaving five, seven, ten minutes later than I expected and, ugh, we’re late again....

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Jun 16, 2015

Supercharge Your Senses and Experience the World Like an Artist

You don’t have to be a skilled artist, poet, or musician to train your brain like one. Even when you take a break from formal schooling during the summer months, you can still keep brains active from the comfort of your porch or backyard. In just a week, spending...

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Jun 02, 2015

“Beyond the Mask” Movie Review

This isn’t your typical Beyond the Mask movie review. This is a personal story about the power of community and the dedication of homeschoolers. For many of us, the quality of many Christian movies can be painfully low and sometimes embarrassing. When I was asked to preview this movie I was...

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Nov 12, 2013

You Need a Budget

“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” – Calvin Coolidge Date Night in my home falls on Wednesdays. This week the forester and I cleared a spot at the table and huddled romantically by laptop light to review...

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Sep 09, 2013

Travel Tips and Teaching

Our family LOVES to travel! We have adopted the goal of visiting all “50 States before they graduate” as our own. Besides the hundreds of photographs I take while we travel, we have two main methods of documenting our travels. The first method:  my children’s travel notebooks. They each have a three-ring notebook in their favorite...

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Aug 15, 2013

College Profile: Gutenberg College

I received a phone call in the spring from the director of admissions at Gutenberg College. He had heard of my website—www.homeschoolcounselor.com —and he was inquiring about using the site to get the word out about Gutenberg. I had not heard of Gutenberg. As I inquired more about the...

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Jul 03, 2013

Placement Rate

There are many factors to examine when trying to choose a college. The advent of the internet has made the selection process a lot easier for prospects and their families. Instant access to costs, rankings, and many other vital statistics associated with colleges has helped to make the higher...

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Jun 11, 2013

College Quads as Village Greens?

If you have read anything I have written in the past, you know me to be a staunch supporter of the traditional college experience. I had a great experience at Milligan College, a nondenominational liberal arts college. That experience still pays off for me vocationally and to a greater...

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Apr 23, 2013

‘Do’ Diligence

College consultants spend a lot of time helping students and their families prepare for life after high school. I myself have become pretty good at directing people to the best books available on the market. SAT and ACT, among others, provide excellent guidance. But what does God’s literature have...

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Feb 16, 2013

Doctor Who: an Ancient Hero for the Modern Day

I know I’m a few years late on this one, but as history’s longest running science fiction TV series becomes even more of a cultural phenomenon, I thought I’d offer a critical perspective on what makes Doctor Who significant to classically minded people. A quick disclaimer: Classical Conversations is not in...

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Jan 17, 2013

A review of The Hobbit, for people who don’t like it when they ‘change stuff.’

doot de doot doot doot doot doo, do de doot doot doot doot doo, de-de-doot, doot de doot doot doo-doot doo-de-doo, do de doot doot doot, de doo-di da doo-di, de doot.   That is my typographical interpretation of the Shire music from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. It...

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