Open Tent Academy
Open Tent Academy is an all-inclusive, virtual environment where homeschoolers (and “after-schoolers”) can take an array of classes, taught by instructors, who are experts in their fields.
“Old fashioned” skills like baking bread, gardening, personal finance, sewing, fixing cars, working with animals, knowing the land… How have we as educators and our communities in general let these skills go-extinct to the detriment of our kids?
This past May she graduated with a dual major in Aerospace Engineering and Physics. This week she begins graduate school as a PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering. During some of our conversations, I have to ask for further explanations, definitions and examples. How did this happen?
One of the most frequent questions parents ask us at OTA is about what classes your child should take during high school to be prepared and/or gain acceptance to college. Honestly, this is the hardest question to answer as every college expects different things and every state has different requirements.
When it comes to online education, there are certain things that will help you get the most out of your online classes. As an online teacher, I have often wondered what the student’s end of the class looks like.
Homeschooling can be an ordeal for parents. Often, they have multiple children with multiple interests. Finding classes, content areas, subjects, opportunities for each learner is often time consuming.
The library was the backbone of our family’s homeschool curriculum. I know that when most people think of the library these days, they just picture a stuffy old building with crabby old women shushing people.
As a homeschooling family, you know you shouldn’t think “traditional”. You are going to have to “reinvent” yourself. There are so many things that you can do from home that will bring in the funds to help you stay home.
Technology is changing how we teach our students, but also where and when we teach […]
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An iPad or Tablet A tablet of some sort is fabulous for homeschooling. Any tablet […]