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Steve Leer

Steve Leer


Columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Steve Leer is a senior writer at Purdue University's College of Agriculture in West Lafayette, Ind. When he's not busy with his real job he serves as athletic director for Homeschool Unified Sports Teams of Lafayette (HUSTL, "hustle").


Homeschooling Articles by Steve Leer

How We Started Our Homeschool Athletic Club How to set up and run a homeschool sports program.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Teach Your Children to Work

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Who Needs the Prom?

The History of Public Education

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Laptop Homeschool

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Phonics the Montessori Way

The Benefits of Debate

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Getting Organized Part 3

AP Courses At Home

Classical Education

Shakespeare Camp

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

A Reason for Reading

Critical Thinking and Logic

Narration Beats Tests

Character Matters for Kids

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

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

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

The Charlotte Mason Method

Bears in the House

The Gift of a Mentor

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Montessori Math

Teaching Blends

Combining Work and Homeschool

How to Win the Geography Bee

Myth of the Teenager

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Start a Nature Notebook

University Model Schools

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

I Was an Accelerated Child