Hear it from Homeschool Moms: “Why I Homeschool” by Beth B.
Hear it from Homeschool Moms: “Why I Homeschool” by Beth B. My husband and I always knew that we would homeschool our only child. We wanted her to learn from us, her parents, instead of a room full of peers and whatever the school administrators came up with. We...
CHESS Writing Teacher, John Jenkins, explains how he came to award the rare A++ grade to one of his students, Antoni Kleczek.
When grading the "perfect" essay, an essay that is worthy of being published somewhere, a teacher must take into account five key aspects in their grading rubric. Grade Level. Antoni is a 9th grader. This fact will influence the following four aspects of his...
Teacher Spotlight – Kimberly Glover
Teacher Spotlight – Kimberly Glover What do you enjoy about teaching? I love seeing the work my students produce. I teach the concepts and they take those concepts and give me beautiful photography. What do you like about homeschooling? I love that homeschooling...
Teacher Spotlight – Katrina Hadley
Teacher Spotlight – Katrina Hadley What do you enjoy about teaching? I enjoy being able to influence the next generation for God's kingdom glory. I enjoy directing students' learning and leading them to think for themselves. What do you like about homeschooling? It's...
Teacher Spotlight – Heidi Wethered
Teacher Spotlight – Heidi Wethered What do you enjoy about teaching?My favorite thing about teaching is sharing with the students my love of reading the classics. What do you like about homeschooling?I love homeschooling because I can really tailor my classes to the...
COMPASSION, MERCY, AND GRACE – by Mary O’Donnell
As a young 20-year-old in college learning my future craft of teaching, I was told to balance compassion for the student with not enabling them to fall below standard. Sadly, the “standard” in most public schools is often far below a homeschooling family’s standard....
How Do We Define CHESS?
How Do We Define CHESS? CHESS is a support group that provides academic and elective courses for homeschooling families, as well as a graduation, a national homeschool honor society and annual dance. We connect homeschooling families with the community, courses, and...
Impossible Zoom Classes? – By Betsy Dill
“Teach ART and PUBLIC SPEAKING on Zoom? Impossible!” At least, that was my first response right out of the chute. I initially wondered if it was desirable in any way. When we moved to remote learning mid-year, one of my most creative art students laughed and said,...
Hear it from Homeschool Moms: “Why I Homeschool”
What led you to decide to homeschool? We started homeschooling for multiple reasons. We wanted to give our children a more personalized, one-on-one school experience. Class sizes are atrocious right now and we feel that more personalized attention helps children...
Teaching to Change Lives by Katrina Hadley
About the author: Katrina Hadley has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with Distinction from the University of Kansas. She began her career at the National Security Agency analyzing encrypted messages, then moved on to Accenture, helping to develop a $15M enterprise...
Practical Advice and Encouragement from a Former CHESS Student: Michael Brokate
Practical Advice and Encouragement from a Former CHESS Student: Michael Brokate About Me: Hi, I’m Michael! I attended CHESS starting in 2015 until my graduation with the group in 2018. My favorite class would likely be Mock Trial with Mr. Jenkins or...
Cornell Style Note-taking
Cornell Style Note-taking Kimberly Glover, CHESS teacher and homeschool parent, shares about a helpful method of note taking that can be used in CHESS classes as well as at home. One of the most difficult things for me as a student was taking the information taught in...