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The End of the Road

I knew this time would come eventually. Yet, somehow a decade ago it never seemed it would. It is time to send my oldest to high school. My husband and I came to an agreement that I would only homeschool until junior high. When that time came around he decided to homeschool until high school. A part of me wondered if he would make the decision to homeschool through high school but he is sticking to the plan. My daughter is excited about going to school. She will be around more kids her own age and hear less chaos from … Continue reading →

More Thankful Traditions

Gratitude is one of the attributes of happy people, and I try to cultivate it in myself and in my family. I don’t cultivate it because I want to be better than others. I just cultivate it because it makes me feel good to note all of the things that I can be thankful for. Even when the day is hard, it is easy to be thankful. I am thankful for my health. Yesterday I had severe back pain that was so bad that I couldn’t sit down. I was very grouchy. Yet at the end of the day when … Continue reading →

Remembering the point of homeschooling

I remember and discuss the reasons I homeschool regularly, but I often forget to mention the point of homeschooling. Where the reasons for homeschooling includes poor quality of education, danger in schools, and letting the child learn at his or her own pace, the point of homeschooling is the ability to choose what is best for one’s own child. I remember the point of homeschooling when I find myself and my kids in a position when I realize that their education is being controlled by an outside source. That outside source can be a curriculum provider. It can be a … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

The 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006

Although there are lots of great articles here at the home schooling blog, not everyone has time to leave a comment. However, we bloggers love comments on our blogs–or at least this one does. I also like to look for other blogs with comments as a tell tale sign of a great article! How does a blog qualify to be on the most talked about list? I have included blogs that had to have at least 3 comments on them. Here is a look at which blogs gave occasion to comments in 2006! People comment when they can relate to … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review: November 26

While I’m sure that many of us took days off of our home schooling schedule to cook and eat. . .and cook and eat some more–I definitely did not take days off in the home schooling blog! In the interest of celebrating Thanksgiving, I skipped my normal topics and blogged on activities you could do with your child to incorporate the Thanksgiving theme into your home school. If you missed them you can always print them out and use them next year! Check out: 25 Books About Thanksgiving, 15 Writing Prompts for Thanksgiving, and 7 Thanksgiving Math Activities. Continuing with … Continue reading →

10 Reasons I’m Thankful I’m Homeschooling

I know (or at least I hope) you’re not doing any home schooling today. Today is a day to be thankful for what we have and to enjoy those we love. But just in case you find your way to the computer after all the dishes are done, here are my top ten reasons that I’m thankful to be home schooling: #1. I enjoy my kids. I like being around them–even 24/7. I think they are fun and we do fun things together but truth be told the real reason I like being around them is that they offer a … Continue reading →