Repeating a Grade Can Give Your Child a Boost. How to Reclass or Retain with our 8th Grade Gap Year.
In recent years, many parents have reached out to me concerned that their 8th-grade children are not ready to move on or succeed in high...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- May 18
- 6 min
Why do California Parents Choose a PSP when Homeschooling?
Do you really want your family's name, address, phone number, email addresses, and your children's grade levels, among other personal...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- May 17
- 3 min
Reclassify your Student Athlete before High School
Every year, many families reach out to us seeking options for their high school-bound children. These parents know their students need...
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Sunny McCalister
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
Finding peace and community: how life's challenges led me to homeschool with a PSP
Over the years I have been less and less involved in the community, be it online or in real life. This was not planned, however out of...
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Marguerite Gaspar, M.S., Director
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
Reclassify your student-athlete before high school…8th grade is the time!
A second 8th-grade year may give your student a needed boost in maturity and skills that will lead to success.
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Repeat a Grade with Talega Preparatory Academy and See your Student Soar to Success!
Today, many families want to retain one or more of their students in order to meet several different goals. This is especially true for...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
California School Vax Mandates: Parents and Teachers Plan Walkout for Monday, 10/18
To attend on-campus classes, full Covid-19 vaccination will soon be required of all California students, ages 5 and up, per Governor...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
In Favor of Homeschooling
Homeschool for its Joys and Advantages (not just because…Covid) Masks. Vaccines. Social distancing. Online learning. Zoom meetings....
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
Los Angeles Unified School District to Mandate Covid Vax for all Students age 12+
The only sure way to protect your children from vaccine mandates is to withdraw them from public school and choose to homeschool. LAUSD,...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Homeschool Independently, Save your Children from Public School Madness, and Let Kids be Kids
Several stories came out this week documenting atrocious behavior on the part of our public schools, teachers, and teacher unions, each...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
New to Homeschool? You Got This!
The thought of independent homeschooling can be exciting and a bit scary to parents, especially after the challenges virtual learning...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Over 50% of California teacher candidates cannot pass the State’s Basic Skills Tests.
California’s Answer: Lower the bar and drop the testing requirement. Effective immediately, California’s prospective teachers are no...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Masking in School for two year-olds and up? AAP suggests CDC is too lenient with masking guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics released guidance this morning that encourages schools nationwide to enforce universal masking...
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Charter Schools face Budget Cuts in Biden’s latest Appropriations Bill
In another assault on our nation's Charter School movement and alternatives to government-run public schools in general, Joe Biden and...
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Marguerite Gaspar, M.S., Director
- Jul 11, 2021
- 2 min
California Public Schools will again Require Masks on all Students for 2021-22 School Year
California students will be required to continue wearing masks in the fall.
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Marguerite Gaspar
- Jun 14, 2020
- 5 min
COVID-19 Homeschooling Options...You have choices!
Most families never considered homeschooling as an option for their children, until this year when distance learning was thrust upon us...
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Marguerite Gaspar, M.S., Director
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Engineering some fun this summer!
Looking for activities that weave problem-solving and creativity into your summer schedule? Engineering games and projects that involve...
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Marguerite Gaspar, M.S., Director
- Feb 22, 2018
- 2 min
California Homeschoolers' Rights Under Fire
Last month's tragic discovery of horrible child abuse at the hands of David and Louise Turpin has led the California Legislator to launch...
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Marguerite Gaspar, M.S., Director
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
Teenage Anxiety and Depression Skyrocket-Could Our Traditional School Structures Exasperate the Prob
Recently published articles in the New York Times, New York Daily News, and Cambridge University Press have garnered much attention for...
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- Sep 6, 2016
- 1 min
Kudos for Homeschooling in the 21st Century!
Business Insider recently published an article titled, "Homeschooling is the smartest way to teach kids in the 21st century," which not...
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