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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

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

University Model Schools

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Combining Work and Homeschool

A Reason for Reading

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Phonics the Montessori Way

Montessori Math

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Who Needs the Prom?

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

The History of Public Education

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

The Benefits of Debate

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Charlotte Mason Method

Start a Nature Notebook

How to Win the Geography Bee

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Critical Thinking and Logic

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Myth of the Teenager

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Bears in the House

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Narration Beats Tests

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Classical Education

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Laptop Homeschool

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

AP Courses At Home

Teach Your Children to Work

Shakespeare Camp

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Teaching Blends

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

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

Getting Organized Part 3

The Gift of a Mentor

Character Matters for Kids