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Ellyn Davis

Ellyn Davis


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Ellyn has home schooled three of her four children all the way through high school. About 15 years ago, she started The Elijah Company, a mail-order business that sells what she and her husband Chris consider the most effective resources for educating children at home.

Ellyn has always been an entrepreneur and her passion for business has led her to want to help homeschooling families build their own businesses.


Homeschooling Articles by Ellyn Davis

From Homeschool to Home Business Ellyn Davis shares what she's learned about starting your own business and where to find help.

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Popular Articles

Getting Organized Part 3

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Teach Your Children to Work

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Benefits of Debate

Critical Thinking and Logic

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Combining Work and Homeschool

Bears in the House

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

Start a Nature Notebook

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Shakespeare Camp

Who Needs the Prom?

Narration Beats Tests

Montessori Math

A Reason for Reading

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

The History of Public Education

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Character Matters for Kids

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Teaching Blends

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

How to Win the Geography Bee

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Classical Education

The Gift of a Mentor

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Myth of the Teenager

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

I Was an Accelerated Child

University Model Schools

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

AP Courses At Home

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Whole-Language Boondoggle

The Charlotte Mason Method

Phonics the Montessori Way

Laptop Homeschool

The Benefits of Cursive Writing