by Donna Vail | Oct 6, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Parenting
Whether you’re new to homeschooling or have been homeschooling for any length of time or even if you’re just inquiring to explore your options, it’s important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling. In our present day we are faced with many...
by Marietta City School District | Oct 2, 2015 | Education, Family Life, Marietta City School District, Schools, Washington County
My name is Will Hampton, and I am excited to be the new superintendent of Marietta City Schools. Twenty years ago my wife and I settled in Marietta and decided to call it home. I first came to Marietta City Schools 11 years ago to serve as the high school...
by Donna Vail | Sep 29, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Inspiration, Uncategorized
The law that you can use to your advantage is Parkinson’s Law, developed in 1955 by British Historian C. Northcote Parkinson which states: Work expands to fit the time at hand for doing it. At first this was an observation made by Parkinson as he observed...
by Donna Vail | Aug 19, 2015 | Education, Homeschool, Parenting
When it comes down to the big “yes or no” answer whether to public school or home school, most everyone’s stumbling block is math. Given the fact that most parents home schooling today received their math education from a public school, it’s no...
by Donna Vail | Jun 23, 2015 | Education, Homeschool
As parents we decide what curriculum we will use and how we will deliver it, in part, by how we assess our children’s intellectual abilities. We rely on this book and that book, always trying something new. As we seek to find the best solutions, what we do learn...
