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Rita Tubbs

Rita Tubbs


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Rita M. Tubbs is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including Brio, Back Home, and Forget Me Knots... From the Front Porch. She and her husband homeschool their five children in Michigan.


Homeschooling Articles by Rita Tubbs

Gym and Enrichment the Co-op Way How one support group integrated gymnastics into their homeschool co-op.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Who Needs the Prom?

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Myth of the Teenager

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Critical Thinking and Logic

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

AP Courses At Home

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

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Character Matters for Kids

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

The Gift of a Mentor

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

How to Win the Geography Bee

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

The Benefits of Debate

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Start a Nature Notebook

Narration Beats Tests

Shakespeare Camp

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Teach Your Children to Work

Laptop Homeschool

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Phonics the Montessori Way

The Charlotte Mason Method

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Combining Work and Homeschool

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Getting Organized Part 3

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Bears in the House

Classical Education

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Teaching Blends

The History of Public Education

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

A Reason for Reading

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Montessori Math

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

University Model Schools

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy