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Renee Mathis

Renee Mathis


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Renee Mathis secretly admits the real reason she loves homeschooling is that she has a legitimate reason for buying all those books! Her educational background includes majors in home economics, journalism, and child development. Past jobs include stints at a local TV news station, cooking school, and undercover restaurant reviewer. Currently she is involved in leading the West Houston Home Educators support group with her husband Steve, teaching their five children, acting as Assistant Sysop on the PHS forum on America Online, and reviewing products for PHS.


Homeschooling Articles by Renee Mathis

Planning For Success Renee Mathis helps you choose the perfect planning system.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

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

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

The History of Public Education

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Combining Work and Homeschool

Myth of the Teenager

Classical Education

Laptop Homeschool

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Bears in the House

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Who Needs the Prom?

Teach Your Children to Work

How to Win the Geography Bee

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Teaching Blends

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

University Model Schools

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Getting Organized Part 3

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Start a Nature Notebook

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Montessori Math

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Narration Beats Tests

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Character Matters for Kids

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Phonics the Montessori Way

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

AP Courses At Home

I Was an Accelerated Child

Critical Thinking and Logic

The Gift of a Mentor

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

The Charlotte Mason Method

The Benefits of Debate

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Shakespeare Camp

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

A Reason for Reading