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Revenge of the Homeschooling Uniforms

I am sure that if you have heard about homeschooling, you have heard about the homeschooling uniform. You know the old stereotypes. The moms wear denim smock dresses, the boys wear thrift store jeans, and the girls wear miniature versions of moms drab wear. Well, none of the homeschooling moms I know actually dress like that. There are more jeans, t-shirts, and sweat suits in my neck of the woods. (With the exceptions of the handful of puritans, I run into at homeschool fairs). Anyway, I wanted to discuss dressing our homeschooled kids. I think it is absolutely cool that … Continue reading →

Parents as Fashion Police

From the pool… back to school. Summer is rapidly coming to an end (sigh) and soon parents will be less worried about whether their daughter’s swimsuits are too tight and more concerned about whether their son’s pants are too baggy. Right now many of us are smack in the middle of that dreaded annual ritual—back to school shopping. Besides gathering the right shopping lists for each child and calculating how our household budgets will accommodate new pens, pencils, backpacks, socks, shoes, pants, tops and haircuts most parents are faced with the additional role of acting as fashion police. Who among … Continue reading →

Homeschool Week in Review March 31- April 6, 2007

The past week on the Homeschool Week in Review profiles numerous homeschool curriculums from the exhaustive list I have been compiling. We have discussed a few homeschooling issues as well. Here is the week in review from March 31- April 6. March 31, 2007 Homeschoolers and the Congressional Page Program written by Julie Gentry discusses her trip to her state’s annual Homeschool Day at the Capital and commitment the lawmakers have made to the homeschoolers. The Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Hakim-Henle) Beginning with Joy Hakim’s series on the History of US, this list of homeschool resources has lots of useful information. … Continue reading →