Laughter is the best medicine. It increases our endorphins and relieves anxiety. Here is a great set of videos from Christian comedian Tim Hawkins. Tim Hawkins - Cletus Take the Reel My Arms Are Broken by Tim Hawkins

Laughing is a good thing. We laugh a lot at the offices of Learning By Grace, Inc. Laughing is medicinal. Laughing gives you less wrinkles. Laughing reduces cortisol, the number one biochemical in our bodies responsible for stress. Here are videos Mimi Rothschild has selected for your laughing therapy program. Tim Hawkins - A Homeschool Family Tim [...]

A wealth of phenomenal videos exist throughout the web and would be ideal for teaching homeschoolers. However, there is good news and bad news. Both the good newws and the bad news is the sheer magnitude of the numbers of potential videos. The downside is that it can be totally absolutely overwhelming and its faily [...]

Government “Homeschool” Programs Will Change Homeschooling This video is a homeschool mom expressing her opinion about how she belives government homeschooling will negatively impact homeschooling as a movement. I believe that she makes some excellent points that need to be strongly considered. She points out that the “freebies” are enticing and oftentimes we forget there nothing [...]

  By: Michael C. Broome Home schooling is not only a right of each and every American, it is also a joy with blessings that many home schoolers wouldn’t trade for anything. Not just the children, but the mothers and fathers that give so much of their time to ensure their children have the best life can [...]

 By: Mimi Rothschild “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark said as he used a feather and ink to scribble down a phrase on the back of a napkin. “What, isn’t school and education the same?” Mark’s friend, Ignorance, asked. Mark shook his head as he looked into the mirror at his age and [...]

 By: Karlie Margaret Houser Reading this article reminds me of why we chose to start The Grace Academy…to break from the norm, to share our faith and values with our children, and recognizing that not everything has to be the way society claims it to be. I trust you’ll enjoy this read as much as I have, [...]

Reading articles like this one, published by John Sahly in The Beacon News, is a touching example of how promoting our youth can truly make a story newsworthy. The Grace of God has a place in all our hearts, on all of our fields of play and especially in our homes. I know that there are [...]

By Mimi Rothschild Here’s another brilliant article to add to your collection of homeschool resources.  This article examines mini lessons, how they work, and why they’re so important for your homeschool curriculum.     What Is It?   A mini lesson is a short lesson with a narrow focus that provides instruction in a skill or concept that students [...]

By Mimi Rothschild Here’s part two of the “Think Aloud Strategy” article I posted earlier this week. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it and also about your homeschooling experience!   How Can You Stretch Students’ Thinking? Reflective journals and learning logs are a natural extension of thinking out loud. By jotting down what you say, you can [...]