In the lead-up to fall I’ve talked with two friends who are thinking about homeschooling. Both are slightly panicky at the prospect. I can relate. When we decided halfway through our firstborn’s kindergarten year to un-enroll him and teach him at home, my “what now?” phone call was to a homeschooling veteran. She not only...

When the children in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia are preparing to meet Aslan for the first time, Susan asks Mr. Beaver about the Lion’s approachability. “Is he — quite safe?” she wonders. “Safe? says Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good.” Once while sampling a CCM...

by Candice Watters Question: My husband and I have been married a year and are expecting our first child. I’m curious if you have any advice about the decision to home school versus public education. I’ve worked in the public school system off and on for several years, as well as some volunteer teaching in...