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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

Teach Your Children to Work

How to Win the Geography Bee

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

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

Character Matters for Kids

Phonics the Montessori Way

Narration Beats Tests

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Classical Education

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The History of Public Education

The Charlotte Mason Method

A Reason for Reading

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Laptop Homeschool

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Who Needs the Prom?

Shakespeare Camp

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Whole-Language Boondoggle

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Getting Organized Part 3

The Benefits of Debate

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Start a Nature Notebook

Teaching Blends

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

University Model Schools

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Montessori Math

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Myth of the Teenager

Bears in the House

I Was an Accelerated Child

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

The Gift of a Mentor

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Critical Thinking and Logic

Combining Work and Homeschool

AP Courses At Home