Recent Homeschool Blog | Avoiding Burnout PostsWhen your homeschooled child does not want to learnby Andrea Hermitt12 Mar 2008 05:22 PMI recently received a question from a homeschooling parent whose children were being resistant to being taught. Her older child was six years old and using California Virtual Academy (A school-sponsored homeschool). She was at grade level in three subjects and almost two grades ahead in Math. There Is Not Enough Time in the Dayby Valorie Delp21 Feb 2008 05:40 AMI am convinced that ever since I started homeschooling, the days have gotten shorter. I'm positive this is occurring and as proof I homeschooled until 5pm yesterday. That meant we ate dinner at almost 6:30pm which apparently if you're under the age of 8, is akin to virtually starving. Even Teachers Don't Finish the Textbookby Valorie Delp07 Feb 2008 02:42 AMDo you have a tendency to think of yourself or your child as being "behind" because you've been teaching for three weeks but your still on week one according to your teacher's manual? Do you worry about not finishing the textbook? I have a little secret for you. . . Are You Ready to Quit?by Valorie Delp06 Feb 2008 05:40 AMI went to go visit one of my homeschooling forums this morning to discover not one, but four posts from moms who are ready to toss this whole homeschooling thing in the garbage. Their children don't love it, they don't love it. . .and well, it's hard. Do You Need to Back Off?by Valorie Delp18 Jan 2008 04:18 AMI've read and heard numerous posts and comments like the following: I can't get Timmy to sit. He won't do his work and he's giving me attitude. He whines over everything. Homeschooling isn't working. He wasn't like this for the teacher. Let There be Play!by Michele Thorne13 Oct 2007 05:25 PMI am on a lot of homeschooling lists. The question I hear most often is "I need ideas or curriculum suggestions for my 2 or 3 or 4 year old," or something to that effect. Another popular one is "I homeschooled my kids for preschool and kindergarten. When Life Collides with Homeschoolingby Valorie Delp11 Oct 2007 07:08 AMIn this past week and a half, life has been on a direct collision course with home schooling. Nothing has gone right in the home schooling department and frankly, not too much else has gone right in the life department. It started two Fridays ago, when my husband tore a calf muscle. Homeschooling Burn-outby Michele Thorne14 Sep 2007 09:00 PMBeing that it's the beginning of a new school year, there will be several new homeschooling families joining the ranks. Congratulations! One sad fact that comes along with this is some of you will not be homeschooling next year, or even later this year. What Exactly Are You Trying to Accomplish?by Valorie Delp07 Sep 2007 06:08 AMEvery single certified teacher in America at least, has written a philosophy of education paper. I Hate the Concept of Behindby Valorie Delp06 Sep 2007 04:19 AMMonday we will start school again from a three week break. The break comes at a very odd time in that it is in the middle of my quarter (my quarter ends September 30) and everyone else on the planet is going 'back to school.' In that, actually lies the real genius in taking a break now. Recent Blog Comments Allinformation says... "I don't know if this would be helpful to you or not, but Bison Educational Systems is a website that has proficiency test questions and answers that allow you to pick and chose, then print for your child to take." Allinformation says... "This is a really great resource to use!" In Homeschooling Resource of the Day: HomeSchoolViewTube.com |
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