Interview: Homeschooling Mother of Seven, Londa Harpster

Do you feel the frustration arising over education in this country and even around the Western world?

It's a real concern for many parents, the changes they are seeming in public and even private schools. Perhaps you are a family...

Interview: Homeschooling Mother of Eight, Lisa Gherman Bower

If you are overwhelmed by the thought of homeschooling your child, you are not alone. Yet an increasing number of families are seriously considering this option even though they have questions and doubts.

Why is that?

Families are...

Dear Education Lady,

I Have a Learning Disability And Don’t Feel Capable of Homeschooling My Son. Am I?

Dear Great Example For Your Child,

You were given this child specifically for a reason and you do have what it takes to raise and educate your son.  Your son is a precious gift you were...

It continues to boggle my adolescent mind just why people care so much about things that mean so little.

For example, I recently learned about dating rumors involving Kanye “Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time” West and Kim “Marriage is, like, so hard” Kardashian.

When it comes to...

Recently, I had a mother call me up very upset and frustrated because her daughter doesn’t know what she wants to do in college. She’s nearly obsessed with deciding upon a major and she’s just now finishing up her junior year. She’s not even taken the SATs yet.

What have we become that we are...

A student came into my home school classroom, the one I have setup in my home, and was full of sass and attitude. Her makeup was done perfectly and would have been idea for a Friday night dance party in about five years.

This girl was adorable and cloaked in so much baggage beyond the bright...

Did you know that in over 14,000 hours of schooling from primary to high school graduation, there is not one single class typically offered that truly shows students how to understand money, debt, credit cards, interest and how to build wealth?

If you want to raise your kids to be financially...

It’s fascinating that the first question typically out of an adult’s mouth when speaking to a teenager is “So, where do you want to go to college?”

I used to be one of those adults, assuming that college was the way to go. The only way to go – and recently my eyes have been opened to an...

Dear Education Lady,

My boyfriend wants to have sex and I really don’t want to. But he says he’ll leave me. So should I just give in and sleep with him so he’ll stay?

Dear Not-Ready-To-Have-Sex,

It’s so good to hear a young woman say it out loud. I AM NOT READY. And of course, you’re not....

Dear Education Lady,

A girl in school is pregnant and she has a reputation, if you know what I mean? Well, she’s claiming my friend is the father yet it’s really all a big question. Everyone is talking about it and coming up to my friend and I’m concerned. I don’t think it’s right. Should I...