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Alisyn Bennett

Alisyn Bennett


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Alisyn Bennett has been homeschooling for 12 years. Her oldest now combines home studies with community college, while the two younger ones are in third grade and first grade at home.


Homeschooling Articles by Alisyn Bennett

The Joy of Letterboxing Alisyn writes about the joys of letterboxing.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

AP Courses At Home

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Character Matters for Kids

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Bears in the House

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

The Charlotte Mason Method

How to Win the Geography Bee

Myth of the Teenager

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Teaching Blends

Shakespeare Camp

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Who Needs the Prom?

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Whole-Language Boondoggle

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Start a Nature Notebook

Phonics the Montessori Way

The Benefits of Debate

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Combining Work and Homeschool

The Gift of a Mentor

I Was an Accelerated Child

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

University Model Schools

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Montessori Math

Narration Beats Tests

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Laptop Homeschool

Teach Your Children to Work

Getting Organized Part 3

A Reason for Reading

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

The History of Public Education

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Classical Education

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Critical Thinking and Logic

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps