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A Day in the Life of a Relaxed Homeschooler with Teens

Some time back, I am my fellow homeschool bloggers all discussed what a day in the life of homeschooling looked like from our perspective. I wrote A Day in the Life of a Relaxed Homeschooler part 1 Part 2 , and Part 3 Valorie Delp Wrote A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschooler part 1 and part 2 Karen Edminsten gave a peek into her homeschooling life with More Charlotte Mason: An atmosphere, a discipline, a life. I highly recommend you read these posts. It has been several years since I wrote my “Day In the … Continue reading →

I Could Not Stay Away

When I gave up my post as homeschooling blogger for families.com about 8 months ago, I did so with the hope that if and when I was ready to come back that I would be welcomed. Well that wish has been granted. I am back and I have so much to blog about. I will start by giving you a bit of background about me. Here is my introduction from December 2006 when I previously started homeschooling for families.com. A few things have changed, but not much. My kids are a bit older. My son is 13 and straddling 8th … Continue reading →

What kind of homeschooler are you?

The questions I’m most frequently asked by new homeschoolers, or by people who are considering homeschooling, are: “How do you know your style? There are so many resources and methods available. How do I decide what kind of homeschooler I am?” I’m afraid there are no easy answers to those questions. So much depends on your personal philosophy of education, your style of teaching (or what you predict your style will be), your children’s learning styles, and your state’s laws. Some of us don’t know what kind of homeschooler we’ll be until we’ve been doing it awhile. But, there are … 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 →

A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschooler–Part 2

If you haven’t read the first part of this blog, you may want to read it before finishing the second part of our day. Andrea, my co-blogger here in homeschooling, had the great idea to let people read two different perspectives. We left off in our last blog discussing our lunch time conversations and the importance of such time. 1-3pm After my son cleans up lunch, we start doing what we call electives. Electives are anything from history and science to Swahili to ballet to crafts. They generally can involve everyone on some level, and are usually (but not always) … Continue reading →

A Day in the Life of a Highly Regulated Relaxed Homeschooler

It was Andrea’s great suggestion that we compare our days side by side. Like she said, many people want to know what a “typical day” looks like. Like Andrea’s family, we would also consider ourselves “relaxed”. However, our state mandates that starting in first grade kids spend 6 hours per day in school for 180 days. They ask that you complete 80% of your IHIP (which is basically a big long list of what you‘re going to teach for the year). Anything that we do to deviate, warrants at the very least an explanation on my quarterlies, if not an … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review–December 17

We have been busy here in the homeschooling blog, and despite the upcoming holidays, we have been writing up a storm. Here’s this week’s Sunday Evening Review–in case you’ve missed something. Last week Andrea started what I hope will be a regular feature: the vocabulary word of the day. This week she shares four new words with us: syncretism, autodidact, extreme and mediocrity. Not sure how to use one of those in a sentence? Then you must check out the blog!! In Homeschoolers Control Their Children’s Environment, Andrea shares with us some things that we as parents can “control” such … Continue reading →