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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 →

Confessions of a Supermom: Fun Things We Do to Blow Off a School Day

Gasp! We do on occasion–ditch the school day. After all, it does not take 6 hours a day, 180 days to accomplish even half of what is accomplished in public school. We don’t waste any time getting in line, waiting for everyone to have paper and pencil, etc. So you have to figure all those minutes that would otherwise be wasted were my children to be in school. . .can accumulate into a free day for my kids. Or at least that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. 1. Go to the mall or a giant toy store. I … Continue reading →

Confessions of a Supermom: The Doldrums

We’ve been talking about burn out. We’re trying to change our perspective from seeing burn out as something that just happens to seeing burn out as a choice that we make. You can choose to focus on things that will likely lead you down the road to burn out. Or you can choose to handle what comes you’re way, and then move forward, leaving what burns you out far behind. Today, we’re going to explore the Doldrums–which in my opinion is the precursor to burning out. You see, we hit a patch of “doldrums” and then home schooling becomes a … Continue reading →

Are You Ready to Quit?

I 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. There’s no ‘mommy time’, there’s tears and fights over school work, and these moms feel like they’re just not reaching their kids. This blog (and maybe a few more) are dedicated to those moms who are ready to throw in the towel on the whole homeschooling thing. Why Did You Start Homeschooling? I … Continue reading →