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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

Shakespeare Camp

Critical Thinking and Logic

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Character Matters for Kids

Bears in the House

A Reason for Reading

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Narration Beats Tests

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

University Model Schools

Phonics the Montessori Way

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Teach Your Children to Work

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Start a Nature Notebook

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Laptop Homeschool

Myth of the Teenager

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Getting Organized Part 3

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Gift of a Mentor

Who Needs the Prom?

AP Courses At Home

The History of Public Education

How to Win the Geography Bee

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

The Charlotte Mason Method

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Teaching Blends

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Whole-Language Boondoggle

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

The Benefits of Debate

Montessori Math

Classical Education

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Combining Work and Homeschool

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning