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Homeschooling Highschool, harder than Chemistry and Trig

Many people worry about homeschooling highschoolers because teaching subjects like Chemistry, Trigonometry, and Calculus is so hard. Compared to the full job of homeschooling a high school students, a few AP courses don’t scare me in the least. If you really want to be scared, look at what I am dealing with on a regular basis as a mom homeschooling teens. 1. I am homeschooling TEENAGERS. Teenagers are tough to deal with so closely on a daily basis. When I was homeschooling little kids, it was all fun and smiles all the time. We laughed. We played. We learned. It … Continue reading →

I Almost Didn’t Homeschool Because I Was Afraid the Responsibility

Many people tell me that they could never homeschool. They always have a very good and valid reason whey they could not do it. I understand what they are saying because many of the same reasons nearly kept me from homeschooling. I almost didn’t homeschool because I felt alone. I almost didn’t homeschool because I didn’t understand my options. I almost didn’t homeschool because I thought my family would not approve. I almost didn’t homeschool because I didn’t think I had the patience to do it. I also almost didn’t homeschool because I was afraid of the responsibility. Let’s face … Continue reading →

The Most Talked About Homeschooling Blogs in 2007

This is my annual list of the most talked about blogs in 2007. We love comments, and the more the better! If you have been wanting to peruse the homeschooling blog but weren’t sure where to start. . .this is the place to be! My Top 5 Math Curriculum Picks In Defense of Teaching Creation Too Much Information Homeschooling or Housekeeping? Why We Are Not Testing Our Gifted Son Reason #2 Why Tax Credits Are Wrong for Homeschoolers You Call That Homeschooling? The National Lunch Association Takes Aim at Those Who Dare to Eat at Home It Has Been a … Continue reading →

Discipline in the Homeschool Classroom

I was recently discussing the following issue with some fellow homeschoolers: what do you do when your child doesn’t want to do the work? Andrea just wrote about this very topic last month and offered some great practical suggestions for how to deal with a child who is unmotivated to work at home. If you have not read her blog yet on the topic, I highly recommend it. I am always amazed at the number of parents who use classroom discipline techniques (or even innovative at home discipline techniques) to get their children to do school work. Suffice it to … Continue reading →

Can You Really Fail at Homeschooling?

This blog was conceived on the heels of several comments left on a few of my blogs from ‘newbie’ homeschoolers afraid that they will fail in homeschooling. This is almost the same speech I give to new homeschoolers every single year when we are starting out and I see all the new homeschoolers planning out detailed days and contemplating whether or not they’ve picked up the right curriculum. New homeschoolers also tend to fret over days gone wrong. . .and all I can say is we’ve all been there. But can you really fail at homeschooling? I suppose you can. … Continue reading →

Setting Up a Space for Homeschooling

I have a friend that swears that everyone needs to have a homeschooling classroom. She has one and her kids do all of their school work in their basement in the homeschooling classroom. We do not have a home schooling classroom so obviously I don’t think it’s a necessity. Or at least it’s not as important to me as everyone having a place to sleep! Last week I wrote an article about the Smiths. . .friends of mine who set up their house so they’d have a couple of rooms for school. Someone asked for photos and I’m sad to … Continue reading →

Help! I’m Too Scared to Homeschool!

This is the time of year, right before school starts (because then parents are committed one way or the other) when I always get at least two or three phone calls from ‘prospective homeschoolers.’ People who are interested in homeschooling, think that maybe it might be a great thing. . .but are scared to death of the thought of being solely responsible for their child’s education. In case there are some of you prospective homeschoolers out there, I thought that you might like to read my practical (and some philosophical) answers to your questions. And as many of you already … Continue reading →

Wildcraft: A Herbal Adventure Game

Do you wish that you were the plant whisperer, a naturalist and herbalist who knows all about the amazing properties of edible and healing plants? Sure, you might. But how do you become such a guru without sitting down with a book and memorizing the plants around you? What if there was a fun way to do this – like a game? Over the Christmas season, we finally opened the game that I’d purchased for my daughter a long time ago, at least a year back. I was waiting for the opportune moment to give it to her, and that … Continue reading →

Are You Talking to Your Kids About Swine Flu?

Numerous schools in our area have closed due to the swine flu outbreak, and I’ve been thinking about the parents who have had to scramble to secure childcare for their students. My daughter is young and doesn’t attend school, so I didn’t have to explain why classes were temporarily cancelled. Unfortunately, I wasn’t completely out of the woods. Last night while I was watching the news and making dinner, I heard: “Swine flu, swine flu, all they talk about is swine flu.” I turned around to see my exasperated daughter staring at the TV with her hands placed firmly on … Continue reading →

Boarding Schools for Troubled Teens

In a previous article, I discussed the characteristics of a boarding schools. I also wrote an article that described the various types of boarding schools that children may attend. In this article, I will discuss a different type of boarding school. While boarding schools are for all types of children with all types of parents, many of us think of troubled children with bad behavior being sent to a boarding school. This is true of some schools. There are special boarding schools for troubled children. The children are typically in their teens. Parents with children that struggle with behavior and … Continue reading →