Recent Homeschool Blog | Scheduling Your Day/Year PostsFinishing the Summer Strongby Andrea Hermitt11 Jul 2008 09:32 AMWe are year-round homeschoolers to a certain degree. During the school year, the kids take courses outside of the home two days a week, do projects at home, and participate in other activities. When Do You Take Vacations?by Valorie Delp13 Feb 2008 01:58 PMIn another blog I recently wrote, I mentioned that we prefer to school year round. This prompted a curious reader to write to me and ask if we school year round, when do I do my prep and when do we take vacations? She just can't quite fathom doing school non-stop. The Case For Following a Traditional School Scheduleby Valorie Delp12 Feb 2008 05:21 PMI have to say that in homeschooling, there really are more options than just schooling year round or following a traditional school schedule. This Isn't What I Signed up forby Michele Thorne22 Oct 2007 06:38 PMRight about now is the time when many new homeschoolers start stressing, pulling out their hair, and thinking about throwing in the towel. Why? Because "this isn't how I planned it." They envisioned everything to go their way. They had everything planned out to the last minute. So Much Curriculum, So Little Timeby Andrea Hermitt16 May 2007 02:16 PMFrom viewing the homeschool curriculum glossary, you can clearly see that there are more choices for educational material than any one person can possibly cover. Ending the School Year: Or Notby Andrea Hermitt01 May 2007 07:00 AMIn a recent previous post, I spoke about ending the school year after a period of review and testing. I also mentioned that there have been years when we have not ended the school year and instead slipped into what we call "summer mode homeschooling. Ending the School Year: Our Review Processby Andrea Hermitt30 Apr 2007 06:46 AMMany homeschoolers at this time of year are finding that the entire homeschool curriculum for the year has been covered, and it is time to end the school year. Year by Year, How Much Time Should be Spent Homeschoolingby Andrea Hermitt15 Apr 2007 08:25 AMI recently wrote How Long Each Day Should it Take to Homeschool, which explained my thoughts on the amount of time a child should spend in educational instruction as well as time spent exploring. How Long Each Day Should it Take to Homeschool?by Andrea Hermitt14 Apr 2007 07:38 AMHomeschooling for the day can be completed very quickly when compared to traditional schooling. The reason is that when you have fewer kids to work with, you have less time wasted for each child. Homeschooling on Saturday?by Andrea Hermitt17 Feb 2007 11:09 AMIt is Saturday, and I just finished a homeschooling session with my daughter. I am not talking about teachable moments either. While teachable moments are incredibly valuable to a homeschooler, this morning we did math. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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