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Dale Turner and Penny Ross


Former columnists for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Dale is the Executive Pastor/Church Administrator of Hope Chapel. His duties include overseeing the church's homeschool program.

Penny and her husband Greg have been homeschooling for 18 years. Their son Joe, an electrical engineer, has mentored 4 different FIRST teams. Daughter Amy, a former Beach 'Botter, is finishing up a college degree in linguistics, while son Andy, a high school senior, is busy applying to mechanical engineering programs.


Homeschooling Articles by Dale Turner and Penny Ross

Teens Take Top Tech Trophy How a team made up largely of homeschoolers won the "World Series" of robot competitions.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Critical Thinking and Logic

Teach Your Children to Work

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

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

Classical Education

Combining Work and Homeschool

Laptop Homeschool

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

The Charlotte Mason Method

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

The History of Public Education

Getting Organized Part 3

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

A Reason for Reading

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Shakespeare Camp

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

The Gift of a Mentor

Who Needs the Prom?

Narration Beats Tests

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

The Benefits of Debate

I Was an Accelerated Child

Myth of the Teenager

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

AP Courses At Home

University Model Schools

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

How to Win the Geography Bee

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Bears in the House

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Phonics the Montessori Way

Character Matters for Kids

Teaching Blends

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

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