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A 12-year-old boy from Oklahoma City recently became the youngest black college student in Oklahoma history, Southern Living reported.Elijah Muhammad Jr.Elijah Muhammad Jr. started his first year at Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) last month, enrolling in three classes as part of his cyber security major. At the same time, Elijah Jr. is homeschooled as a high school senior.Next year, he will be graduating with an associate's degree and a high school diploma.His father, Elijah Muhammad Sr., said he recognized his son’s gifts very early on."He was very attentive, and there were things I noticed from when he was two years...

Join us in the lowcountry of South Carolina, between 1739 and 1744, with romance, intrigue, forbidden friendships, and political and financial threats weaving together to form the story of a remarkable young woman whose actions were before their time: the story of the indigo girl....Eliza Pinckney is credited with the development of the lowcountry indigo industry in the mid-1700s.  Indigo

by Jessica Frierson, September 2022 My favorite season of the year begins this week! Nights are getting cooler, the leaves are just beginning to turn to their lovely bright colors, and the harvest season is nearing completion. It also happens to be my favorite time for outdoor field trips. Here are five ideas for fall field trips that my family has found both fun and educational.       1. State Forest Talking Tree Trails   Fall is a great time to get out in the woods and learn about trees. The North Carolina State Forest operates seven Educational State...

After a grueling 28 hours of travel back home from Sicily, some of which (I’ll be honest) I spent crying, we arrived weary and worn back on our own doorstep. Praise God, all was well. The chickens were busy scratching through the scrubby brush and a rogue hen had even hatched a clutch of a dozen chicks in our absence. The sheep were actively nibbling down the very last bit of green grass, most of the pasture having been turned brown by the late summer heat. Besides the WIFI being down (a mouse had climbed into the power box and...

Let Go To Thrive When Homeschooling Neurodiverse Kids ~ Written by Colleen Kessler from Raising Lifelong Learners Our homeschool year started last week. By Tuesday of this week, I had melted down into a puddle and called my friend crying. I was overwhelmed, burnt out, and sure I was not going to be able to handle doing it again this year. Folks, I’ve been homeschooling, both typical and neurodiverse kids, for thirteen years. And I was sure (at several points this year) that I was absolutely going to fail and have been messing up my kids all along the way. Sound familiar?...