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Drue Porter

Drue Porter


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Drue Porter is a homeschooling mom of six who has spent her entire life as a military dependent. A former Air Force "brat," she is now a Navy wife and lives in New Jersey where her husband, Scott, is stationed at Naval Weapons Station Earle.

The Porters have homeschooled in California, Washington, New York, and New Jersey.


Homeschooling Articles by Drue Porter

How to Become a Civil Air Patrol Cadet Drue and Scott Porter talk about giving your children "roots" and "wings" and introduce us to the Civil Air Patrol Cadet program.

Education as a Moving Experience Drue Porter, our "Military Mom," shows how education can be a moving experience... or is it the other way around?

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Popular Articles

The History of Public Education

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

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

Teaching Blends

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The Charlotte Mason Method

Who Needs the Prom?

Critical Thinking and Logic

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

AP Courses At Home

Narration Beats Tests

How to Win the Geography Bee

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Laptop Homeschool

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Myth of the Teenager

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

The Gift of a Mentor

Teach Your Children to Work

I Was an Accelerated Child

Combining Work and Homeschool

Montessori Math

A Reason for Reading

Phonics the Montessori Way

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Classical Education

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Getting Organized Part 3

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Start a Nature Notebook

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Benefits of Debate

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Shakespeare Camp

Character Matters for Kids

University Model Schools

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Bears in the House