Part of the growing-up process should include learning to think properly. We live in an age where children (and adults) are perpetually blasted with messages of so-called “truths” by way of television, the Internet, radio, music, and the written word. The secular world would have us believe that the … [Read more...]
About Brian Shepherd
A Series of Coincidences
My wife and I decided to include science as part of our curriculum when we first began homeschooling at the pre-K level and have been teaching it ever since. We have been genuinely pleased with the decision after eight years of teaching. When asked, the children almost always agree that science is … [Read more...]
Date Night at the Convention
The first homeschool convention/book fair I ever attended was in Plano during the late summer of 2001. Our children were just three and 1½ years old at the time. My wife and I had both experienced public and private schools as children, and as a result we knew some of the pluses and minuses of those … [Read more...]
Old Fort Parker
On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, my family and I embarked upon a mini-vacation to Old Fort Parker, located between Mexia and Groesbeck. When we arrived around noon, the digital thermometer on the rearview mirror of my Chevrolet Tahoe registered 106° F. It was hot! It reminded me of the last time I had … [Read more...]