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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

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Shakespeare Camp

Combining Work and Homeschool

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Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The Charlotte Mason Method

Classical Education

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Getting Organized Part 3

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

AP Courses At Home

Who Needs the Prom?

The Benefits of Debate

I Was an Accelerated Child

Laptop Homeschool

Myth of the Teenager

The Gift of a Mentor

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Critical Thinking and Logic

Character Matters for Kids

Teach Your Children to Work

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

A Reason for Reading

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

Montessori Math

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Bears in the House

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

The History of Public Education

University Model Schools

Narration Beats Tests

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Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

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