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Reasons I am Glad We Homeschool: Crowd Avoidance

Homeschooling gives me a very special benefit that I never even considered. I had been homeschooling for over a year before I even realized that I was getting away with proverbial murder. One day, however, I realized that because we can adjust our schedules to our own liking, we get to avoid crowds in numerous situations. Because we homeschool, we march to a beat of a different drummer, and out schedules do not have to revolve around the public schools like everyone else. Here are some of the numerous ways we save our time and sanity by avoiding crowds: We … 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 →

Reasons I am glad We Homeschool: Zero Tolerance

There were two stories about problems in school on the local news yesterday. The first was about a 14 year old that was suspended for five days because she was in a picture where other kids were flashing gang signs. The second was about a teacher who tied the wrists of students together on a museum field trip because they were misbehaving. The teacher was “disciplined.” I am having trouble understanding this. The 14-year-old student was standing among a group when someone decided to take a picture. She smiled, and others made gang signs with their fingers. She has been … 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 →