Western life serves as an allegory for homeschooling to me since I am a bit of a Louis L’Amour fan. My dad owns every book and the images of cowboys and pioneers taking on hard challenges are seared into my mind. Adventurous and inspiring, these westerners left behind the familiar and comfortable in hopes of […]
As most of you know, CAPE has been in communication over several changes to the notification form which added several items that are not required by NM Homeschool Statutes. CAPE, along with HSLDA lawyer, TJ Schmidt, met with officials from PED in June. PED, as of Thursday July 25th, has finished making changes to address […]
We have been waiting to have the revised New Mexico Homeschool Notification form changed to meet the requirements of the New Mexico statutes. As many of you know, CAPE and T.J. Schmidt (HSLDA Attorney) met with PED officials on June 18, 2019, to discuss the changes that were needed. They agreed to those changes and […]
Do you have a teen who is perhaps a struggling learner or is twice exceptional (gifted with a learning disability) and are unsure of what his high school course work should look like? Maybe you are concerned that while your child is bright, he is “behind” in one or more academic areas and you can’t […]
Homeschooling technically begins at birth. We encourage our babies to sit up,teach them how to talk, and we don’t give up on teaching them to walk. These basic skills no one considers homeschooling, but as a parent you were instrumental in encouraging your beautiful child to learn these skills. This same determination and patience should […]
Dear CAPE Families, We want to thank you for praying for this situation pertaining to the NM Homeschool Notification form. The CAPE Board has been diligently pursuing this issue, and we have felt your prayers. Sadly, after working with HSLDA and sending letters, emails, and having phone calls and meetings, we feel that we are […]
The kids are yelling at each other, the house is a mess, and during school, nothing is going well. We started with our Bible time, and the wheels came completely off. I hate to admit that this has happened more than once in my life as a homeschool mom. I have even locked myself in […]
When you hear the word curriculum, you probably think of books. While your curriculum will most likely include quite a few books, curriculum is simply a course of study (from the French courir: to run). There is no such thing as The One, Perfect Curriculum, but some approaches and materials will be a better fit […]
Normal has been something I have worked to avoid since I can remember. It seemed so boring, so average, so predictable, so flat. No, normal wasn’t for me. I have seen normal. Normal goes through the motions. Normal is dedicated to maintaining the status quo. Normal doesn’t lead, it doesn’t change, it doesn’t dream, it […]