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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

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Critical Thinking and Logic

The Benefits of Debate

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

The Charlotte Mason Method

Start a Nature Notebook

Classical Education

Teach Your Children to Work

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

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

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Phonics the Montessori Way

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Bears in the House

Montessori Math

Who Needs the Prom?

Getting Organized Part 3

AP Courses At Home

Myth of the Teenager

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

A Reason for Reading

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Narration Beats Tests

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Character Matters for Kids

University Model Schools

The History of Public Education

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Shakespeare Camp

How to Win the Geography Bee

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Laptop Homeschool

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Teaching Blends

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

The Gift of a Mentor

Combining Work and Homeschool