by Anne Elliott | Jul 25, 2019 | Bible, Blog, Homeschooling Philosophy
I received an email from a friend this morning: Hey, Anne, I have a question. Would your lesson plans be able to be applied to non-Torah-observant Christians? I was recommending you to a friend of ours from church who homeschools her son and wants to be able to add...
by Anne Elliott | May 6, 2019 | Blog, Homeschooling Methods, Homeschooling Philosophy
First, a Free E-Book for You We would love to give you a free download of our popular e-book, Biblical Home Education. Discover what the Bible has to say about educating your children and learn how to develop biblical goals for homeschooling. You’ll also learn...
by Anne Elliott | Apr 26, 2014 | Blog, Homeschooling Philosophy
There are many ways to describe how children grow into maturity. Classical education, for instance, uses the “grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric” stages to show how education needs to change as children get older. Christine Miller explains it: The Grammar...
by Anne Elliott | Oct 26, 2013 | Bible, Blog, Homeschooling Philosophy, Reading
Why is it important to teach our children to read instructions? Why do we spend the first ten years (or so) of a child’s life emphasizing basic literacy skills, such as phonics, spelling, handwriting, and fluency in reading? Why should we expect that a child...
by Anne Elliott | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog, Homeschooling Philosophy
There are many opinions on what things are needed in the Messianic “movement” over the next few decades. I don’t think I’m an expert on this subject at all, but I do have some opinions as a mother and as a “teacher” at...
by Anne Elliott | Jul 11, 2013 | Blog, Homeschooling Philosophy, Science
I have naively believed for far too long that if a person regularly attends church, sings songs about how God created the world, mentions creation in prayers or liturgy, or homeschools her children, that she must therefore be a creationist. Those in the old-earth camp...