Surprising Homeschool Statistics

Are homeschool graduates unsocialized? Do homeschoolers excel only because homeschool parents are richer or more educated? Do homeschool college students continue to outperform public school students?

Take a look at he Infographic below:

Homeschool Domination infographic by bobbybernethy.

Free Chapter Of New Bible Study Guide

The study for the entire Book of Mark, which we happen to be studying in church now, is available for free at:
http://static.crossway.org/excerpt/knowing-the-bible/mark/ktb.mark.pdf

Gospel-Centered News and Views

My daily go-to site to be encouraged and challenged as I get news on our culture and the church is The Gospel Coalition. Our church, Parkside, is a member of their church network. They also have a great iPad app that I refer to often. Check it out:

http://thegospelcoalition.org/

Attend Seminary Courses Online For Free

I was looking for more advanced Bible study for my son and happened to find an online video course at http://www.sebts.edu/distance/mooc_at_sebts.aspx.

It is self-paced for he more casual student but can also be taken for credit with additional requirements. Written handouts are included.

Moms could find a great opportunity for advanced Bible study here also!

Fun Homeschool Mom Android App

For all you Android smartphone users who want to keep up with latest in homeschooling, I invite you to download my Android app featuring all the articles from this blog.

Go to the zap Geyser store at http://www.appsgeyser.com/dashboard/distribute/android to learn more and download.

Tech News For Kids: Teen Makes Millions From App

Once agin, a young technology entrepreneur is making headlines. This time young Brit has struck it rich with his news-reading app.

Check it out in this LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-teen-millionaire-20130326,0,7082548.story

Read this to your kids to encourage them. They do not have to wait until they graduate from college to make important contributions in technology!

White House Speaks Up For STEM: Are Homeschoolers Listening?

I believe that as homeschoolers, it would be great for our children to be a part of creating the current and future technologies that have changed and are continuing to change our world. Some knowledge of STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) seem essential to this end.

Whether your child's interest is in history or literature, healthcare or the arts, all fields are touched by and increasingly enmeshed with emerging forms of technology. For example, businesses of all types and sizes are reporting unprecedented increases in productivity that they attribute to the increase in tablet (iPad, etc.) use.

Mystery Science Photo Of The Week

I thought it might be fun and educational to find interesting science photos on the web and see if anyone can guess what they are.

I am learning about many interesting fields of science as I find these images.

Today's image is below. Can you guess what it is?

The White House And The Maker Movement

I have before blogged about what is being called "The Maker Movement". These grassroots efforts are officially recognized as an increasing focus on the creation of innovative goods and services. In our home, this translates to: how can we move from just being consumers ( of video games, apps, ibooks or many others) to creating products and services that may benefit others?

I was interested to find the White House joining in the conversation about the Maker Movement with some of the major players in the movement today.

Appropriately, the White House held this conversation with the latest in social media technology from Google, a Google hangout, earlier today.

Read the article below to find out more.

What are you doing to encourage your child to be a maker?

White House Maker Google Hangout update.

Learn more about the Maker Movement from this interesting article filled with varied examples of makers in motion.

A Bright Future For STEM Careers

According to a recent report, graduates in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields are now in demand and that demand is only expected to grow.

As every aspect of life and work becomes more technological, the ability of graduates to think creatively in the STEM fields, will be increasingly important. Early and continued exposure to STEM fields for our make sense as we seek to discover if full-time STEM work may be in their future or if they will just use their knowledge in current technologies to help them succeed in another field.

Click below for the report:

http://www.esa.doc.gov/Reports/stem-good-jobs-now-and-future

An article highlighting statistics about needed STEM graduates:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/12/18/one-decade-one-million-more-stem-graduates