by One Unique Mom | Feb 1, 2017 | General Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
Despite the fears and common misconceptions of homeschooling, research shows that homeschooling produces significant academic achievement in comparison to other forms of education. Comparing GPA’s Researchers were curious about the GPA differences of homeschooled...
by One Unique Mom | Feb 1, 2017 | Gifted Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
Curriculum Homeschooling provides the opportunity for parents to customize curriculum based up individual student needs (Ray, 2002). Students who desire to focus upon a specific content area can revolve their education plan around his or her unique gifts and/or...
by One Unique Mom | Jan 31, 2017 | Gifted Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
Gifted? What is gifted? Who are the gifted? That are the questions that people have been asking for decades. Over the past century, giftedness has been defined as those who have a higher IQ. However, researchers are finding that...
by One Unique Mom | Jan 31, 2017 | General Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
America is one of the most diverse nations in the world. Travel to a major city and you can experience different cultures from around the world in different areas of the city. The experience can leave a person in awe at the creativeness of human nature. The same...
by One Unique Mom | Jan 31, 2017 | Gifted Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
Since the enactment of No Child Left Behind, gifted and talented programs have faced numerous hurdles. No Child Left Behind has taken focus off individual learning and placed the focus upon all students meeting a standard at the same rate (Gentry, 2006). NCLB...
by One Unique Mom | Jan 31, 2017 | Gifted Homeschooling, Homeschool Blog
“Parenting a gifted child can sometimes be a lonely journey” (Nilles, 2014, p. 8). Gifted children often have asynchronous development, which causes a mismatch between their mental abilities and their mental maturity (Winstanley, 2009). A young...