Why my family chooses to homeschool year round instead of taking a summer break.
Friday, May 31, 2013
3 Ways To Use Living Books For Science - The Home School Scientist
Living books can help a subject to come alive in the mind of a student and increase the pupil's engagement level with the material they are studying. Living books have been a beneficial addition to our homeschool journey.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Enrichment Programs vs. Day Camp
As I mentioned last week, when my kids were young we homeschooled year-round. One reason was fear of the brain drain experts tell us happens when students forget what they ...
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Homeschool Mosaics: Apologia Planners - On A Breath
The idea of homeschooling him is something we're definitely throwing around and thinking about, but I worry about being able to do it effectively. One thing I know is that all great homeschool moms need a good planner!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Topics for new homeschoolers? (Help!) - Simply Charlotte Mason
I'm on the planning committee for a one-day "back to school" conference being hosted by our local home school support group in late August. In lieu of our first support meeting of the school year, we decided that this year, we ...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Video: Homeschooler's Guide to College - High School Homeschool
Humorous video from Blimey Cow on homeschoolers and college.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Rockabye Butterfly: Homeschool Club
We have been with our core Homeschool Club for almost two years. It started off with a calling for Kindergarten girls in a local homeschooling emailing list, we all met, with the siblings, and we've been together since!
Reflections on our Homeschool Year - Women Living Well
If you have questions about our homeschooling – check out some of my past videos here where I discuss the benefits, challenges, how we structure our day and other thoughts on homeschooling. "I have no greater joy than to ...
Cooking With Weeds
A fun project for nature studies is to find out what edible plants grow in your neighborhood. I love this project from homeschooling mom Rebecca Angel, who explains how to make delicious color-changing tea using violets from your yard -- complete with an explanation of the chemistry behind it.
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This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Forever, For Always, No Matter What.
Jen starts the carnival with:
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I'm hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling again. This is the time of year when most of us are beginning to wrap up the bulk of our year, although the learning never really ends! We look forward to new curriculum and new adventures for the upcoming school year.
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Homeschoolers Are Gay: An Introduction | H • A
"This week, Homeschoolers Anonymous honors the voices of our LGBT friends and peers. We are giving a platform to the stories of those homeschoolers who weathered the storm. This week is for everyone that has felt ...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Answer to Ken Ham on Homeschooling and Creationists - Ace of ...
The Nones will be discussing abuse of Homeschooling by Creationists like Ken Ham as the top speaker at The Texas Homeschool Coalition's Convention Houston this August. He will be hawking AIG's brand of Creationism to ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Undocumented German Homeschooling Family Rick Santorum Didn ...
Looks like Santorum's pleas and the pleas of many U.S. homeschooling families didn't get heard. Last week the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati, denied the Romeike family a request for political asylum.
Grandchildren: The Crown of the Aged
My parents were never antagonistic, but it still took time for them to become enthusiastic supporters of homeschooling.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Appeal of The Well-Trained Mind
No matter where they fall on the homeschooling spectrum, over the years a wide range of families have found The Well-Trained Mind to be an inspiring resource. I suspect many of us picked it up and started dreaming of how impressed the in-laws would be when the six-year-old began to recite The Iliad.
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How to homeschool without actually homeschooling
how to homeschool without actually homeschooling. Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom. At the start of the new year many of you completed a survey for those of us who ...
Our summer plans
For our children one of the few downsides to homeschooling is that there is no clear break from schooling to summer vacation. In public schools there is a "last day of school." After that day school is all over and summer vacation starts.
For our children the transition from schooling to summer vacation is ranges from a fairly clear transition to a slow wind down. Our six-year-old son will have a traditional last day of school. We'll go from our kindergarten routine of an hour or two of schooling each day to a fairly true vacation where we'll let him play much of the summer.
But at the other extreme our second daughter will be winding up school for several weeks. She finished up her American Sign Language class last Wednesday. Her junior college history class finishes up this Friday. Then over the next couple weeks she will wrap up her online high school courses and her Saxon Math. She will gradually slip into summer vacation.
Our third daughter will be kind of in-between. Once she is done with her online courses she'll be mostly done, but we do plan to have her do Saxon Match through the summer. She is struggling a bit with math and we want to make sure she masters the subject.
We don't give our children three months of play time in the summer, especially as they become teenagers. We want them to be doing useful things, they just don't have to be classical academic endeavors. I'll have our daughters read some useful books and I'm thinking of leading them through a programming class. My father has suggested Udacity's Python class, which I still need to check out.
Need Homeschooling Help? Our Advice Will Help You Out
There are different outlets you can make for helping your kids to learn. Public school is the most traditional method. Private school is a good option.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Skunkboy Blog: Home School Diaries
I LOVE homeschooling and I would LOVE to homeschool one day because you can give so much more attention to each child individually. You are very blessed to have the means to stay home with your littles! xo Lisa ...
Summer's Coming -- Time for a Break?
Although in my state the school year doesn't end for another six weeks, in many parts of the country students are already on summer vacation.
That means a break for many homeschoolers, too. And looking for other activities to keep kids busy.
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Court rules against German homeschoolers - Patheos
The German government threatened to take away the children of a couple on the grounds that they were being homeschooled. So the family fled to the United States and applied for asylum, claiming that they faced ...
You're the type of parent who chooses to homeschool | Penelope ...
The conventional wisdom about the homeschooling community is that it's all crazy right‑wing Christian fundamentalists. The truth is that lots of homeschool parents are just like you. They're smart, curious, concerned about ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Christian Home School Family May be Forced to Return to Germany ...
ICC Note: The Romeikes family may be forced to return to Germany and face prosecution after losing their most recent appeal for asylum in the United States. The family left Germany because of their desire to home school ...
Prison Planet.com - U.S. Appeals Court Denies Asylum to German ...
Dave Bohon New American May 17, 2013. A German homeschool family that has been battling to remain in the United States because of religious persecution in their homeland has lost a major court battle. On May 14, the U.S. Sixth Circuit ...
JURIST - Paper Chase: US appeals court denies asylum to German ...
JURIST - Paper Chase: US appeals court denies asylum to German family wanting to homeschool.
Local group inspires homeschooling | Payson Roundup - Payson, AZ
Right now there are about fifty families in the Rim Country that are homeschooling," said Homeschool Support Group Lead Coordinator Kim Ballam, a position she shares with with Meg Smith. Ballam and several other ...
Saturday, May 18, 2013
U.S. Appeals Court Denies Asylum to German Homeschool Family
A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled against a German homeschool family seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape religious persecution at the hands of the German government. by Dave Bohon.
The latest Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival is up
One of the Carnival of Homeschooling frequent hosts, Mama Squirrel, is hosting the lastest Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival at Dewey's Treehouse.
Stop in and browse for awhile.
Desire to Homeschool Not a Basis for Asylum - The Volokh Conspiracy
When the Romeikes became fed up with Germany's ban on homeschooling and when their prosecution for failure to follow the law led to increasingly burdensome fines, they came to this country with the hope of obtaining ...
Friday, May 17, 2013
Reminder: Please send in a post for the next Carnival of Homeschooling
Please remember to send in a post about homeschooling for the next Carnival of Homeschooling. The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be held at: Forever, For Always, No Matter What.
This will be the 386th edition.
Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.
As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
I have a reminder mailing list. If you would like email reminders, please tell me.
Court Rules Against German Homeschool Family Seeking Asylum
Uwe said he was extremely disappointed that their petition to seek asylum was appealed by the Obama administration. "If we go back to Germany we know that we would be prosecuted and it is very likely the Social Services ...
6th Circuit Court: Freedom to Homeschool Not Protected For Asylum ...
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Romeike family who sought asylum in the United States due to Germany's ban on homeschooling.
Why Do More Homeschoolers Want Evolution in Their Textbooks ...
While most Christian homeschooling parents teach Young Earth Creationist views to their children, more and more parents are seeking textbooks and materials that integrate science and faith in a way that acknowledges and ...
Homeschooling To Avoid the Truancy Officer - Patheos
There is a homeschool truancy problem. To be more specific, there is currently a problem with parents of chronically truant children claiming that they homeschool in order to get around truancy laws and avoid prosecution, ...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
US denies Christian homeschoolers asylum - The Local
An American appeals court has denied a fundamentalist Christian family from Germany the right to asylum in the US. The family claimed they were being persecuted for not being allowed to homeschool their children.
Homeschooling and Lego-Schooling
The news that Denmark is about to get the world's first Lego school made me think about all the ways Lego is used by homeschooling parents. I know at one point they threatened to take over my sons' bedrooms, if not the whole house.
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Where We Are on HSLDA, Homeschooling, and Child Abuse
First, homeschooling organizations and leaders need to admit that there is a problem here and take efforts to improve the situation from within homeschooling itself. For example, these organizations and leaders could work to ...
Federal Court Denies Asylum to Christian Homeschooling Family ...
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied asylum to a Christian family that came to America to homeschool their children. As previously reported, Uwe.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
On Fundamental Rights, HSLDA, and Homeschooling - Patheos
Right now, homeschooling is protected under parental rights to direct the education of their children. Religious freedom comes into play to some extent (especially if you're Amish—the courts don't like to mess with the Amish), ...
The 385th Carnival of Homeschooling | NerdFamily Blog
Hi everyone and welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling. For those of you who aren't familiar with CoH I am sure you are asking what this is;). A carnival is a.
The latest Homeschool Showcase is up
The latest Homeschool Showcase is up at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Some of our best posts from June 2007
Janine and I have been blogging about homeschooling for over seven years. If you missed some of our early posts, you have missed some of our best thoughts. Here are some highlights from June of 2007:
Janine wrote about a Father's impact on education.
With an informed understanding of public schools as a group public school teachers are less likely to trust public schools.
The importance of a large vocabulary reveals that if children don't know certain words they might not even be able to have certain thoughts.
A classic reason why public schools are having trouble explores the problem with so many laws.
In May and June of 2007 our family took a 4 week field trip. The Benefits of travel is a list of some ways travel helps children.
Reading the classics via email was about a cool service: Daily Lit. This allowed me to eventually read Anna Karenina.
Book review: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson The Long Tail is a good book. I've had my daughters read it.
June of 2007 was the first time we watch A Little Momsense:
The Pros And Cons Of Joining A Homeschool Co-op
As the popularity of homeschooling increases, so do the opportunities for getting together with other homeschoolers. One way to do this is to join a homeschool co-op. There are advantages and disadvantages to joining a ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up -
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up at NerdFamily Blog.
The NerdMom starts the carnival with:
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Hi everyone and welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling. For those of you who aren't familiar with CoH I am sure you are asking what this is;). A carnival is a collection of articles in a post on 1 subject. This one is homeschooling and we have some great posts!
May is a great time to discuss homeschooling. As a current homeschooler, I am using this time to reflect on the past year and plan out next year. I am also talking to a lot of non-homeschoolers who are contemplating what they are going to be doing next year for their children's education. But enough of me jabbering, lets get to fabulous submissions we have for this week!
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Enjoy!
8 Ways life got easier when I started homeschooling | Penelope ...
A big barrier to homeschooling is that it's very easy to envision a major downside: no more free babysitting. But it's harder to imagine the upside. We have more examples in media of gay couples raising kids as a normal ...
Homeschooling in action - the bus ride
My middle daughter wrote this up:
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Middle sister and Baby Bop here! I'm helping Baby Bop write a post about our bus trip last week.
Here's another awesome thing about homeschooling: You can do it anywhere, on the bus, in the car, or at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Last week Mom was busy so I babysat Baby Bop. I have American Sign Language on Wednesday so Baby Bop rode the bus with me to the junior college. My older sister gets out of class about the time my class starts so Baby Bop swapped and then rode the bus back with her. Baby Bop was quite excited about the idea of the long bus ride!
We walked to the bus stop and got there a bit early, so we watched the cars drive by and looked for trucks and Herbie (VW Bug's). His favorite was a very white VW Bug that he said looks like Herbie.
While on the bus Baby Bop drew pictures and wrote his name. He also would write words and ask me to read them. Sometimes his combination of letters didn't actually make a word at which point he would claim it was Chinese and demand I read it to him. I think some of the people on the bus found us quite amusing.
Other exciting this this week has included: a trip to the dentist, a trip to the airport to pick up family, and a trip to Sky High. (A cool trampoline place)
We love the flexibility that homeschooling has given us!
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Prison Planet.com - Parents have no 'right' to homeschool their kids ...
This time it has everything to do with homeschooling. It all started in Germany. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike were raising their five children in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, when they decided to remove their ...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Oklahoma Rep Introduces Homeschool Tax Deduction Bill ...
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has introduced legislation to allow homeschool families a tax deduction already available to elementary and secondary school teachers for certain expenses.
For Better or Worse ... but Never For Granted - Heidi St. John
"I recommend "The Busy Homeschool Mom" because it's my number one reminder that God comes first and then my husband comes before EVERYTHING else. As homeschool moms, our families and marriages can fall apart ...
Imperfect Homeschool | iHomeschoolNetwork
Homeschool bloggers can inspire you with their elaborate lesson plans, free printables, and teaching strategies. The link-ups at iHN are full of those kinds of posts. But do you ever finish reading a post or looking at a Pinterest ...
The Real Homeschool Story
"Oh my gosh it's great just knowing that I'm not alone in the busy homeschool mom world!! There are others who go thru what I do or feel how I feel and I (and my kids) will survive!! Haha Heidi, you encourage me everyday just ...
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Happy Mother's Day!
To all the moms out there -- especially those who are giving of your time, energy and experience to homeschool your children -- I wish you a wonderful Mother's Day!
If you simply can't resist turning today into a teachable moment, here's an article about the history of the modern celebration of Mother's Day.
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Stand Firm | Homeschooling and Socialization
Homeschoolers are frequently asked about "socialization". How will your children be socialized if they are kept out of school? First, the notion of sending very young children off to a corporate/collective government school in ...
Education Week: Okla. rep introduces homeschool tax deduction bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has introduced legislation to allow homeschool families a tax deduction already available to elementary and secondary school teachers for certain expenses.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Imperfect Homeschool | iHomeschoolNetwork
Homeschool bloggers can inspire you with their elaborate lesson plans, free printables, and teaching strategies. The link-ups at iHN are full of those kinds of posts. But do you ever finish reading a post or looking at a Pinterest board feeling ...
Tim Tebow homeschool bill approved by Texas Senate - Schools of ...
By Mike Chiari, Bleacher Report (Bleacher Report) -- There has been plenty of negative publicity surrounding quarterback Tim Tebow since being waived by the New York Jets last week, but his success playing in high school ...
How Homeschooling Has Benefited My Life
In order for your children to be "salt and light" they must first be brought up to walk in the Light.
Kindergarten or Homeschool? - Homeschooling - About.com
Decisions, decisions. What will your little one do in the fall?
Homeschooling To Hide Abuse - Patheos
I recently wrote about what happens when abusive parents homeschool. In this post I want to look specifically at cases when abusive parents start homeschooling in an effort to hide their abuse. In other words, these aren't ...
Friday, May 10, 2013
Should Homeschoolers Let Children Decide on Evolution ...
A recent article from Christianity Today suggests that science materials that present "all viewpoints" about origins are becoming more popular.
The rise of homeschooling in America - Col·lege In·sur·rec·tion
"Since 1999, the number of children who are being homeschooled has increased by 75%," Julia Lawrence reports in Education News. "Although currently only 4% of all school children nationwide are educated at home, the ...
Home School used curriculum sale is Saturday.... | Ms. Cheap
The Homeschool Sale will be located at West End Community Church 235 White Bridge Rd, Nashville, TN 37209 and will feature not just curriculum, but also hands on learning items, educational toys and games and other ...
Good Advice About SAT Prep
A reader who asked to remain anonymous sent in some useful suggestions for helping your homeschooler prepare for the SAT.
One book her kids liked was called Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT. I just ordered a copy for my son, who'll be taking the test in a few weeks.
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Homeschool Regulations: Your Turn - Patheos
Lately, I've been written a lot about why I think there needs to be some reasonable regulation and oversight of homeschooling, but while I've made a few suggestions in the comments sections I haven't really laid out any sort of ...
{Homeschool Tips} Simple Stealth-Schooling Strategies
{Homeschool Tips} Simple Stealth-Schooling Strategies. This post is part of a blog hop sponsored by Gifted Homeschoolers Forum. (Links to other blogs appear at the bottom of this post.) We love stealth schooling here.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
"Happy Birth-Day Mama" Giveaways! - Heidi St. John
Homeschooling offers parents the best opportunity to shepherd their children both academically and spiritually. Yes. It's worth it. But do you ever feel as if your life is "all homeschool—all the time?" Do you ever wonder where ...
Reminder: Please send in a post for the next Carnival of Homeschooling
Please remember to send in a post about homeschooling for the next Carnival of Homeschooling. The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be held at: NerdFamily Blog
This will be the 385th edition.
Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.
As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
I have a reminder mailing list. If you would like email reminders, please tell me.
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up - "First Teacher" Appreciation
This week's Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Corn and Oil.
Susan starts the carnival with:
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Parents are children's first teachers and that important reminder should always prevail. Our little ones gain contact with grandparents, siblings and other family and friends to help teach communication and socializing skills. Many youngsters now go into an institutional school environment at ages as early as three. Today is Teacher Appreciation Day and with no disrespect to the people working hard in the school classrooms, this 384th Carnival of Homeschooling will celebrate the first and most important teachers.
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Stitched in Color: Homeschool... questions please!
A homeschool class! Yes, a class for my online friends who are very interested in homeschooling, only a wee bit curious, totally wanting to make it happen now or anywhere on the spectrum. A class for all of you to help you get ...
The Immoral Minority: Christian homeschooling essentially "a ...
Though families opt to home school for many different reasons, a large part of the growth has come from Christian fundamentalist sects. Children in that first wave are now old enough to talk about their experiences. In many ...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
How to Enjoy Homeschooling {A Few Things I've Learned Along the ...
Break out of the mindset that homeschooling must only be done one way, or that it needs to follow a school model. Find what works for you as a family! Maybe that is a school model, or maybe it's homeschooling in the evening ...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Kindergarten or Homeschool?
Still wondering whether to send your little one in school next fall or give homeschooling a try? You're not alone. Every year at this time, families reach out to local homeschool groups, looking for information to help them find the best educational fit for their child.
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A day in the life of a homeschooler | Online Athens
OnlineAthens.com is the daily online edition of The Athens (GA) Banner-Herald.
3 Reasons to homeschool your gay child | Penelope Trunk ...
If you have a gay child who wants to homeschool, consider it seriously. Here's how Jason Collins describes what life is like trying to keep a gay identity under wraps: "No one wants to live in fear. I've always been scared of ...
The Art of Deligation
The longer we homeschool, the more I've come to rely on outside resources, classes, tutors, and co-ops to create our homeschool program. I feel like a contractor who hires a plumber, electrician and carpenter to build a house. I personally don't pick up a hammer much anymore. I organize the activities and spend a lot of time driving around in my car or in front of my computer sending emails to set up the next activity.
While preparing this list, I've realized that one of the reasons that we utilize more outside resources is that we can afford them now. Though, many of these options are very inexpensive, or even free. I'm also surprised at just how long the list has become. When I started working on this post, I could only think of a half a dozen or so outside resources. At last count, I was up to 17 outside options that we have utilized in the last year.
Here's what delegated "homeschooling" looks like at our house.
Cate Academy's "Outside" activities:
Sky High - This is a trampoline jumping place. They have a "Homeschool" discount.
Tutor (Occupational Therapy) - I won 5 hours of tutoring at a silent auction. I discovered that Beth has a degree in Occupational Therapy. She works with Baby Bop (Kindergarten) on a variety of OT type activities for an hour once a week.
Speech Therapy - Baby Bop goes to speech therapy once a week at our neighborhood school. (I was informed that next year the school will no longer provide services to homeschoolers and private school students, but that is another post). Baby Bop also goes to Speech Therapy at CSLOT. This service is provided to us free of charge because Baby Bop is a former foster child.
Rocket-it Science Class - Baby Bop and Wreck-it Ralph (Pre-K) attend an one hour class once a week.
South Bay FREE Scholars - I take Daughter #3, Baby Bop and Wreck-it Ralph to park day a couple times a month. My older girls are too busy to go to park day anymore, but they used to go when they were little. This homeschool support group meets once a week at rotating parks. I only seem to make it there half the time though because of all our other activities.
Singers Heart (Voice Lessons) - Daughter #2 will be auditioning for a Junior/Senior church choir group. She is taking a few months of lessons to prepare.
Parks and Recreation Classes - Baby Bop and Wreck-it Ralph take a pre-rec gymnastics class through Santa Clara City Parks and Recreation. Over the years, our kids have taken a variety of classes such dance, art, theater and karate.
SOL Co-op - SOL (Scholars of Light) is a co-op group that I helped start 9 years ago. We started in a bungalow apartment behind the house of one of our families. Then we moved to a garage behind the house of another family and then to a community room at a local park. Next we floated around to various churches and homes of members in the group. We now pay rent and meet at a local church. Unfortunately, this church required us to get group insurance which drove up our costs. Still, it works out to be $6 a month per child.
The co-op activities include rotating classes, such as art, art appreciation, chess, creative writing, science experiments, drama, beginning choir and a preschool class.
SOL Advanced Choir - Scholars of Light (SOL) is a sub-group of the co-op for the older children. Daughters #2 and #3 sing with this group. SOL choir perform at a local senior living center once a month. Recently, we began singing at the care home where my 97 year old aunt lives. It happens to be only a few blocks from our rehearsal location (which is the home of one of our families).
Sounds of Joy Band Ensemble - Our little band ensemble group includes homeschooled children, their parents and other adults from the community. The band ensemble moved with us to our currently meeting place with the co-op. The band rehearsal is before co-op which saves us a trip.
Math Tutoring - We have an excellent math tutor. She teaches math at the local high school full time and tutors a few students on the side. Once a week, she comes to our home to tutor all the girls. She also helps with science homework and Daughter #1's college math and writing assignments
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Online classes - Daughter #2 and Daughter #3 take online classes in History, Science and English. We've had so-so success with the online classes. This year, things have gone very well with the addition of live online classes. Interacting with the teacher and the other online students has helped the girls feel more excited about what they are learning. If they have to miss a live class, they can always watch it later to catch up. I believe that this style of learning will be the wave of the future.
We haven't branched out much ye
Monday, May 6, 2013
Homeschooling's most harmful myth debunked
Homeschooling's most harmful myth debunked. Quinn Cummings on why there's no one-size-fits-all model in education. Published: 6 days ago. (TAKEPART) — Any person who has ever purchased clothing knows this: One size does not fit all.
The Dreaded SAT Prep
Here at my house we're about to start buckling down and prepping for this year's edition of the SAT. My son already took it last year -- in our state, some kind of standardized test is required every year -- but it never hurts to try to raise those scores a little.
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Why Are Christian Homeschooling Parents Pushing to Expose Their ...
"The YEC position is strong and ingrained in the homeschool movement," said Sonlight president Sarita Holzmann, who homeschools her children and believes in a young earth. "That might be to our detriment." She says ...
When Abusive Parents Homeschool - Patheos
Earlier today I talked a bit about some of the things abusive and neglectful parents might find attractive about homeschooling. Now I want to look at what happens when abusive parents homeschool their children. Sometimes ...
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Homeschooling's most harmful myth debunked
(TAKEPART) — Any person who has ever purchased clothing knows this: One size does not fit all. What fits well on me will look ludicrous on my 6'1″ neighbor, won't fit my curvaceous friends, and certainly won't do much for ...
Discovering Waldorf :: Waldorf Homeschool Tips - The Magic Onions
Sheila is a Waldorf homeschooling mom of two boys, Grade 1 and Grade 5. She shares her wonderfully honest experiences and tips on how to come to Waldorf Homeschooling with an older child… it's never too late!
Why Homeschooling Is Attractive to Abusive Parents - Patheos
"Homeschooling" parents have manifestly demonstrated that they are willing (and able) to take a far more responsible and active role in child-rearing. Clearly they must be far less likely, on average, to neglect their children.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Homeschool Notes | Charlotte was Both
We are going to continue homeschooling next year. Well, by "next year," I mean the traditional August-May school year, 2013-14. I had been open to sending the rising 7th grader back to school, but I've decided that we are ...
From Homeschooling to College {Guest Post} | A Baker's Dozen and ...
{The following post was written by Natalie Shull, former homeschooler. I thought it would be fun to read about someone transitioning from homeschool to college. Enjoy!} IMG_2116. Natalie is on the left, in the purple jacket.
Reminder: Please send in a post for the next Carnival of Homeschooling
Please remember to send in a post about homeschooling for the next Carnival of Homeschooling. The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be held at: Corn and Oil
This will be the 384th edition.
Go here for the instructions on sending in a submission.
As always, entries to the Carnival of Homeschooling are due Monday evening at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
I have a reminder mailing list. If you would like email reminders, please tell me.
Homeschool Chicks: Homeschool Help Series
Homeschool Help Series. Are you after some practical tips regarding the basics of home education or some inspiration for the journey? Homeschool Help is a new series for the home school Mom and posts to the web at 6 am ...
The Accidental Homeschooler | Macomber Center
Homeschoolers are as varied as snowflakes, or flowers in a field to use a more spring-like analogy. We share many common attributes including an intense concern for the well-being of our children as whole and unique ...
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Blur Between "Educational" Homeschoolers and "Religious"
"For those of us Christians who were in homeschooling for the long haul, it wasn't a question of whether or not we were "religious" homeschoolers: it was a question of whether we were knee-deep, or just a little into the ...
Why Are Christian Homeschooling Parents Pushing to Expose Their ...
"The YEC position is strong and ingrained in the homeschool movement," said Sonlight president Sarita Holzmann, who homeschools her children and believes in a young earth. "That might be to our detriment." She says ...
10 Points To Consider If You're Thinking About Homeschooling Your ...
Sometimes I want to run out of my house and yell out to every parent that sends their kids to school to "STOP! STOP RIGHT NOW! YOU'RE MESSING IT ALL UP."
Video: Homeschooling Advocate Warns Common Core Abandon ...
Will Estrada, the Director of Federal Relations with HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association was interviewed by Ginni Thomas of The Daily Caller about the Common Core State Standards. An excerpt...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
What it takes to homeschool with heart - Simple Homeschool
Inevitably it's what leads us to this crazy homeschooling lifestyle. Without love, we wouldn't care to take on this enormous responsibility–we'd make our lives as easy as possible. Without love, we wouldn't stand much chance ...
Twenty Things I Wish I'd Known When I was Twenty - Heidi St. John
"I recommend "The Busy Homeschool Mom" because it's my number one reminder that God comes first and then my husband comes before EVERYTHING else. As homeschool moms, our families and marriages can fall apart ...
Northwinds Homeschool Band to raise funds with hanging baskets ...
Members of the Northwinds Homeschool Band plant 400 hanging flowering baskets on April 22 in Port Angeles to raise funds for a 2014 performance tour through Southern California. The baskets are available for sale by ...
Homeschooling's most harmful myth debunked
(TAKEPART) — Any person who has ever purchased clothing knows this: One size does not fit all. What fits well on me will look ludicrous on my 6'1″ neighbor, won't fit my curvaceous friends, and certainly won't do much for ...
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