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NextGen Perspectives

New Name, Old Game: Is Talent Pipeline a New School to Work — And What’s Next?

When I was in college taking American Government in the early 1990s, I wrote a research paper on the then-new School To Work Opportunities Act of […]

NextGen Perspectives

Homeschool Graduates: The Next Chapter

Many readers know that our two daughters are homeschool graduates: They both graduated from our homeschool when they were 16. Now that several years have passed, I thought […]

NextGen Perspectives

Three Generations at Teach Them Diligently

This was my third year attending a Teach Them Diligently Convention. The biggest blessing of the conference this year was being able to attend with three […]

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Being Frugal Without Being a Cheapskate

Are homeschoolers cheap? Hopefully, we are frugal — not cheapskates! There’s a difference between being a good financial steward and avoiding paying a fair share of […]

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Can Public Schools Learn from Homeschools?

Recently I was sitting at a stop light staring up at a fancy billboard ad encouraging people in my district to vote “yes” for a […]

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Homeschool Veterans: Pay it Forward!

It is time — past time, really — for me to pay it forward in the homeschool community. I have always liked to help people, but I […]

Homeschool Encouragement, NextGen Perspectives

Five Reasons I’m Thankful for Homeschooling

As a NextGen Homeschooler, I am thankful for my own homeschooling experience as well as the opportunity to homeschool my own daughters now. Homeschooling has come a […]

Faith & Family, NextGen Perspectives

Revisiting Our Homeschool Mission

When we first started homeschooling, I believed I was homeschooling for the right reason… and I was. More than anything else, I wanted my children […]

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Does Common Core Affect Homeschoolers?

As a homeschool blogger and leader in my local homeschool support group, I get a lot of questions about Common Core. Questions like: “What’s the deal […]

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Thoughts on OCHEC Tulsa Convention 2014

I missed you this past weekend. Seriously, I missed you. There were quite a few people missing this year at the OCHEC Tulsa Convention 2014 […]

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Homeschooling Freedom in Oklahoma, Part 2

I shared last week about my experience being interviewed by a national TV news program regarding homeschooling freedom in Oklahoma and whether there should be […]

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Three Decades Later: Homeschooling in 2014

Our story at NextGen Homeschool began in 1984, when Dean & Karen Gotcher began homeschooling their three children (authors Rosanna & Elizabeth, and my husband […]

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Homeschooling Freedom in Oklahoma: Defending My Rights

Wednesday afternoon I was asked to do a TV interview with a national news program about homeschooling freedom in Oklahoma, where we live and where […]

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30 Days of Thanks: Five Reasons I’m Thankful for Homeschooling

Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful […]

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30 Days of Thanks: Curriculum Choice

Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful […]

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30 Days of Thanks: A Letter to My Mom

Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful […]

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All Good Parents “Homeschool”

I truly believe that all good parents are equipped to teach their children at home — because they are already doing so. From the moment […]

Homeschool Encouragement, NextGen Perspectives

Homeschooling High School: You Can Do It!

Many parents are worried about homeschooling high school. There are more records to keep, credits to prepare for and keep track of, the ACT/SAT tests […]

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Join us to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

The devastation in the United State’s Midwest region breaks our hearts. Oklahoma in particular is near and dear to us here at NextGen Homeschool because […]

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Homeschool Conventions Part 2: Tulsa Speakers

Welcome to NextGen Homeschool’s Homeschool Conventions 2013 Series! This year the authors of NextGen Homeschool are covering several conferences all across the country, and we’ll […]

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Homeschool Conventions Part 1: OCHEC Tulsa

Welcome to NextGen Homeschool’s Homeschool Conventions 2013 Series! This year the authors of NextGen Homeschool are covering several conferences all across the country, and we’ll […]

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Why I Didn’t Homeschool From the Start

Yes, I am a homeschooled mama — I was homeschooled before most people knew homeschooling was a “thing” you could do. In the late 1980s, my […]

Homeschool Encouragement, NextGen Perspectives

How we manage working while homeschooling

Recently the writers at NextGen Homeschool addressed the question “Can you work and homeschool?” in an “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler” post. If you’re a regular reader […]

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Moms grappling with grief

This week, it hardly seemed appropriate to begin sharing our stories of NextGen Homeschool family Christmas traditions and how we homeschool during the Christmas season. […]

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Because there will be days that challenge us…

I have been homeschooling since the fall of 2004, so this is the beginning of my 8th year. I was also homeschooled as a jr. […]

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Homeschool Graduation, Then Begin Again…

The year 2010 was a bizarre year for me. My oldest daughter, Hannah, graduated high school as a homeschooler in May, and Leif, our youngest […]

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Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: Why Homeschool?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling our […]

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The Gotcher Family’s Homeschool “Day in the Life”

This week I’m participating in Q&A Friday at Simple Homeschool, and this week’s topic is Your Homeschool “Day in the Life.” I had planned to […]

NextGen Perspectives, Real-Life Homeschooling

Friday Flashback: “I Want to be a Pro Golfer”

By Rosanna Ward This week I’m participating with a homeschool blog link-up called “The Homeschool Mother’s Journal” hosted by The Homeschool Chick. My six-year-old son […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler, Homeschool Encouragement, NextGen Perspectives

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: What About Socialization?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler.” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling […]

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