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 March 8th, 2010 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Parenting | Leave a comment "Deschooling" is taking a little time to get the "school" out of your child's (and your) system. A break from anything "schooly" gives children the time and space to explore their own interests and settle into a less structured Continue reading Deschool Before Returning to School Motherhood equals a Woman of many hats. I don’t mean those crazy big church going hats that are all fancy like. I mean hats that are sometimes messy. Hats that are not in the literal sense at all. These hats are the actual roles given to us to play. As a mother I can be Continue reading Moms and Their Many Hats I am the daughter of a home health nurse who worked in one of the poorest counties in our state. Whenever my brother and I were out of school (either we students had a holiday, it was the weekend or Continue reading Home Schooling and Community Service We have a TV in our house. Our rabbit ears pull in ABC and PBS only. That's enough for me to watch "Antiques Roadshow" and local news. We do not watch other programs on ABC, which I fondly refer to as "the sleaze channel." How would I know ABC is so much sleaze? Because when I'm Continue reading What’s That Noise? TV and Sex I’ve priced those crystal growing kits and WOW they’re expensive. So I searched online for a homemade alternative. After getting together all of the chemicals, we were ready to go. One. Two. Three times we tried to grow these chemical crystals and nothing happened. (and I must say that the ammonia smell stayed in the house! Continue reading Making Rock Candy Crytals Isn’t it amazing how different each of our children can be? As homeschoolers, we get to witness this first hand as we work with our students at home. Out of four children, I have one who can hardly wait to get started and could write pages upon pages of information or Continue reading Encouraging the Reluctant Writer For as long as I live, I will never cease to be amazed at how so many different looking children can come from the same two parents. My husband and I have five children – five very distinctly different looking children. The oldest is very Italian looking, like his father. He has very straight black hair, Continue reading Learning Styles of Children
More than likely your home has quite a few board games. You may even have frequent family game nights. But how about making your own homemade board games? Your children can design the game , create it, and then play it! Here are some steps, but they are not linear. So Continue reading Homemade Board Games I read this articel and I had to re-post it here to share with all of you. Most of us at one time or another have thought that we can not homeschool Continue reading Genetics and Ability Online education resources can play an important primary or secondary role in your children's education. They may be a great choice if you'd like to spend less time planning or have specific learning goals that you'd like to achieve. Points to consider when choosing a course: 1. Where do the courses come from? Is it a reliable source? 2. Is Continue reading Online Learning – Yes or No? I have the best place for the best price in a family night out. Ok, it may not be a huge movie screen of SOME of the AMC type theaters, but it is clean, the popcorn tastes the same, the soda is bubbly, the movie sounds and looks the same and you get to see it for Continue reading Picture Show Theater February 9th, 2010 | Category: Articles, Local Mom Review, Parenting, Personal Life, Reviews | Leave a comment The History of 'APRONS' Continue reading The History of APRONS We all need to laugh once in a while. Got 1 minute? I got a great little laugh for you. Do you all remember Abbot and Costello? They were so greatin thier day! This is a really cute video that is pure and clean. Now I have never heard of the car they refer to, Continue reading Laugh For the Day I read this article on portfolios by Homeschool inc. and I thought I would post what they said and add a few of my ideas to it. Need a creative way to describe your student's year? Try creating a Continue reading Portfolios Tell Your Child’s School History
Before you read this article I have to put my two cents in about this. I think no matter what side you are on, it does not matter whether you agree or disagree Continue reading The Harms of Homeschooling? Where Are the Premises? The horrific news from Haiti has filled your living room. News reports a unimaginable death toll between 100,000 to 200,000 people. 3 million people were affected. Nearly the entire capital city of Port-au-Prince is devastated and covered in rubble. Is it too late to help? The initial media-enthusiasm is waning, yet millions of people in Continue reading Praying and Learning about Haiti Most all of us learned that extremely long word in or around the 4th grade, long before it could roll off our tongues easily and certainly before we could understand the complexity of what it is that we call metamorphosis. In fact, it is my belief, no not my belief, I am assured Continue reading What is metamorphosis? Help learning happen by building a "learning staircase" for your child. After you've defined the concept to be taught, break the lesson into small steps – start on the bottom one and keep going! First, set the goal you want your child to achieve. Then, set reasonable expectations for each day's accomplishments. If your Continue reading Learning Staircases Six Things a Homeschool Family Can Learn from their Dog 1. Just Because…you take a nap,doesn't make you worthless. Continue reading How a Pet Can Teach your Homeschool Porthole Perspective?!? Continue reading Porthole Perspective?!? I read this article from the Dakota Voiceyesterday. It was all about the superior academic performance of homeschooled students. People are always concerned that homeschooled kids can be out of touch and not socialized and Continue reading Homeschooling Report Dispels Many Education Myths Yea, you read the title correctly. Judge Orders Homeschooler into Public School for Being Too Religious. Now wait till you Continue reading Court Ordering a 10-year Old Girl From Homeschooling Into a Public School. September 3rd, 2009 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Politics, Reviews | Leave a comment Well, it is that time of year once more. And here we are some of us homeschoolers scurrying and trying to get everything put together and others all done and ready to go. So I thought after talking with a few friends and they were asking me how I do my year, that I would Continue reading A New School Year August 24th, 2009 | Tags: Curriculum Reviews, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschooling: All Things, Reviews | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, Lesson Planning, Organization | 2 comments Ahh, it is that time of year once more. VBS time. My kids have already been to one VBS this year at another church. VBS is not about getting rid of the kids for a half of a day, but about reaching out to your kids un-churched friends and the un-churched community around us. VBS Continue reading VBS July 31st, 2009 | Category: Articles, Bible, Biblical, Homeschooling: All Things, Local Mom Review, Parenting, Personal Life, Reviews | Leave a comment Here was a good article that I came across the other day By Heather Duncan, community@knoxnews.com. I think it will get all homeschoolers as well as parents in general to rethink about parental rights. A crucial question will soon face parents if present United Nations initiatives gain acceptance in the United States: Who inherently Continue reading Do parents have right to educate? I know here in California homeschooling is really easy to do without a lot of hoops to jump through for the government. But in some state there are many more compliance issues to deal with. I found this site called HomeSchoolLegal.com that answers most if not all your compliance issues for each state. Continue reading State to State Compliance Information The July 4th-10th, 2009 edition of The Economist has two articles about public vs. private schools and entrance into top universities in America and Britain (Learning lessons from private schools and Staying on board). According to The Economist, “even in the recession, (private schools) are proving surprisingly resilient.” Apparently, only Continue reading Homeschooling: An Alternative to Private School Most traditional school systems have a need for cookie cutter children. You see if they allow for individualism, they might not be able to keep control. We see this all the time in a traditional Continue reading Are You Thinking Of Quitting Homeschooling? Used or New? That is the question! Continue reading Used or New Curriculum? When I started homeschooling I thought for sure that homeschool was all about getting the grade so to speak. I thought that it was so important to make sure my kids lived up to the homeschoolstandard. You know Academics and Beyond June 17th, 2009 | Tags: Curriculum Reviews, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschooling: All Things, Reviews | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting | 2 comments A Teacher Learns the Truth About Education by Lauren Bleser I was given this article to read and I found it absolutly wonderful so I had to share it with my readers. Thank you to Lauren Bleser who Continue reading A Teacher Learns the Truth About Education A parent’s right to raise their children as they see fit is a time-honored American tradition, but today it is being threatened. The Supreme Court’s Troxel v. Granville decision in 2000 undermined a 75-year heritage of Constitutionally-protected, fundamental parental rights, which 8 of the 9 justices abandoned. At the same time, a growing body of Continue reading A Parent’s Right To Raise Their Children I find it interesting that a high school principal can see the problem, but not our society. This is a statement that was Do Not Be Ashamed May 31st, 2009 | Category: Articles, Biblical, In the News, Parenting, Personal Life, Politics | One comment I just loved this short little article I read this morning and had to share it with all my friends…. A Late Bloomer Blossoms Into Something BigFamilies today feel a lot of pressure to have their children Continue reading The Push to Make Our Children Read I thought this was a great way to finish off our day at the homeschool fair. I found this article written about the fair. Hey if you don;t mind if I can brag for a moment, My kids did great at the science and art fair. Six 1st place ribbons as well as two best Continue reading Homeschool Fair in the Newspaper May 25th, 2009 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Parenting, Seminar/Confrence | Leave a comment You know, now a days when we hear people say that they shelter their children it is not intended to be a compliment. Why is that? Why is sheltering such a bad thing to do? So I was asking myself what exactly does it mean to shelter my kids? Do I shelter my kids? Is Continue reading Sheltering our Children May 23rd, 2009 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting, Personal Life | Leave a comment Home educating is not without challenges. Let’s face it, there are days when it can just wear us down. How many times have you thought: Homeschooling is tough because…… “There’s so much to do!”The flip side: Homeschooling is great, because while our children are still at home, we get to re-prioritize our lives and let go Continue reading Two Sides to Every Coin April 12th, 2009 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Parenting | Leave a comment One of the most difficult tasks to accomplish with homeschooling is planning your schedule. We sit down a month or so before we are ready to begin school and we outline everything we want to accomplish. Then we plan out Continue reading Choosing Your School Year Schedule March 1st, 2009 | Tags: Curriculum Reviews, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschooling: All Things, Reviews | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Lesson Planning, Organization, Parenting | One comment The Jonas Brothers band is an incredibly popular trio of three homeschooled brothers: Paul (Kevin) Jonas, 21, Joseph (Joe) Jonas, 19, and Nicholas (Nick) Jonas, 16. The Jonas Brothers grew up in a home where music was a large part of everyday life. Their father, Rev. Kevin Jonas, is co-founder of Christ for the Nations Music Continue reading The Jonas Brothers band Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik are among the most popular classical pieces of all time. Did you know that studies show that both playing and listening to classical music have a positive impact on standardized test scores? The same holds true for math achievement. And Continue reading Music and Math Are Connected! I used to be a firm believer in not issuing grades and not “testing” my children. Sure, I drilled them regularly but I never gave them written or oral tests because I wanted their education to be full of encouragement and mastery. I believed that receiving a “C” or or an “80%” on a test Continue reading To Grade Or Not To Grade: That Is the Question February 26th, 2009 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Lesson Planning, Parenting | Leave a comment
Continue reading Top 5 Curriculum Review Bloggers So this weeks Heart of the Matter Weekly Meme question is great and I can not wait to read some of the responses. But meanwhile, here is mine. Picture a lovely, sunny day at the park. It Continue reading What is the Goofiest Questions Asked About Homeschoolers? Homeschool Burn Out. I have yet to get to this point, but as I have heard many of time…the day will come. I read this article in The Heart of The Matter The Homeschool burn Continue reading Homeschool Burn Out Just a few minutes ago I was on my review teams blog and I read about this new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. This act was signed into law in August but will not take effect Continue reading Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act This is such a great post, 9 Steps to a Meaningful Christmas for You and Your Family, by Terri Johnson at Knowledge Quest. Christmas can be a magical time for children. Yet this holiday can also bring out whininess, disappointment and an ungrateful “gimme, gimme” attitude in our normally sweet children. How can we, as Continue reading Get Rid of the Gimmees December 17th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Holidays, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting | Leave a comment What a great post by Jill Johnson at Knowledge Quest. Christmas can be a magical time for children. Yet this holiday can also bring out whininess, disappointment and an ungrateful “gimme, gimme” attitude in our normally sweet children. How can we, as caring parents, counter-act this contagious and disheartening attitude? Let’s use the word CHRISTMAS as Continue reading Christmas can be a magical time for children, yet… December 11th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Holidays, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting | Leave a comment If you read my blog, then you have kids. If you have kids then I know you want to raise your kids to the best they can be. I know my goal is to raise up Continue reading Raising our Leaders When your child acts out in public to get their way, you CAN get control back. Here, James Lehman, MSW lays out some step-by-step techniques for you to use next time you hit the mall or grocery store. I’ve worked with many parents over the years who routinely gave in when their children acted out. Continue reading When a Child Acts Out in Public to Get Their Way OK, so I know there is this continuous battle between the public school Christians and the Homeschooling Christians. A lot of times the public school Continue reading The Future Belongs to Our Children November 16th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Biblical, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting, Politics | Leave a comment Now I think most people would agree that when a certain gene in an animal is not used over an extremely long period of time that the gene goes dormant. Would you say that in the animal kingdom most male animals find a female animal to procreate so that their species can live on and Continue reading Hot Topic for Discussion Now I know allot of my friends are saying…Oh I am not worried about this homosexual thing coming to my school. I have Christian teachers. Or worst yet they are putting on the rose colored glasses and thinking it will Continue reading Gay Pledge Cards in Calif. Schools November 10th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Parenting, Politics | One comment I suppose this sort of thing shouldn’t be shocking. You have to go to the original site that wrote the article and see the video. Pretty bad!!!! This Article is by Charlie Sykes This is a video of Diantha Harris, a lifelong democrat and avid Barack Obama supporter. She is also a lousy schoolteacher, as Continue reading Another Reason To Homeschool Our Kids November 10th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Politics | Leave a comment by Andrea Hermitt, Education Examiner Continue reading Please Don’t Jump into Homeschooling Blindly The Socialism of Public SchoolingBy Jacob G. Hornberger While the nation is on the subject of socialism, we really ought to talk about public schooling. With the possible exception of the military, it’s the best example of a socialist institution one could ever find. It’s not a coincidence that public schooling is one of Fidel Castro’s Continue reading The Socialism of Public Schooling The Familyman Let me just jump in and say that the computer is a great tool for homeschooling families. We use it for typing, piano, math, and grammar. The computer allows our children to learn at their own pace and get hands on instruction. . .sometimes from a person who is Continue reading The Computer is a Great Tool for Homeschooling Families October 12th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Computer, Homeschooling: All Things, Parenting | Leave a comment On the Homeschool Blogger the following question/comment was written. I had a few things to ask her. Read on after her question for my answer to her. Dear Minute to Minute Readers, Continue reading Tracy…to homeschool or not. That is the question! Andrea Hermitt from the Education Examiner wrote a great short article with a question. Homeschoolers like to point out problem with public schools. Public educators want to call homeschoolers out of touch. Costco this month Continue reading Can Homeschooling an public education Coexist I found the greatest article on homeschooling. It sums it all up in a very brief article!!!!! The FamilymanTodd Wilson, Familyman Ministries After a quick Google search, I found that the term Home Economics was coined in 1899. I’m guessing that some pubic The Best Place To Teach Children Is In The HOME You know Heart of the Matter asked a very good question. Do all the extra activities WE have our children do help or hinder our family time. I am going to make it real sweet and simple. Hinder. I know some mothers who have their child in a cooking class, (like she can’t teach her child Continue reading Extra Activities, Helping or Hindering? September 12th, 2008 | Category: Articles, Homeschooling: All Things, In the News, Parenting | Leave a comment This new day and age we are all so darn busy with our lives, we don’t even have time to sit down to a magazine and read it cover to cover. We have gone digital. Even Continue reading Books, Digital or not Digital You know creating a balance throughout the day in chores, homeschooling, mommy duties, cooking, cleaning, wife duties, taking care of Mom can be challenging. I do a pretty good job of it, but I still struggle with my never ending to do list I have going on not only in my head, but also on Continue reading Letting the kids help with housework Here is a great article on how to begin scheduling for lesson plans from Heart of the Matter. Now I had to put in a few of my own comments in there too…… I have had a few readers ask about how I approach lesson planning within our homeschool. I know that quite a few Continue reading Lesson Planning You see them at the grocery, or in a discount store.It’s a big family by today’s standards – “just like stair steps,” as the old folks say. Freshly scrubbed boys with neatly trimmed hair and girls with braids, in clean but unfashionable clothes follow mom through the store as she fills her no-frills shopping list.There’s Continue reading Homeschoolers Threaten Our Cultural Comfort You know homeschooling is a huge responsibility! I think allot of people out there think us homeschoolers are crazy for doing what we do. That we will ruin our children and make them social outcasts in our community, !!!LOL!!!. I really wish those who say these type of things would do thier research. One of the Continue reading What has not worked for me |
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