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Homeschooling Week in Review July 9 – July 14, 2007

This was a busy week, in my personal life anyway. However, in spite of a big, big, family wedding, I still managed to provide nine blog posts for you. Subjects ranged from my continued listing of distance learning programs homeschoolers could use to problems homeschoolers might encounter like teaching subjects kids do not want to learn and divorce. Here is the families.com homeschooling week in review for July 9, July 14. 09 Jul 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review July 1 – July 8, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt This list of last week’s blogs begins with a review of the previous … Continue reading →

Supposedly Homeschooling?

I often encounter comments where an onlooker complains that a family is “supposedly homeschooling”. In using the word “supposedly”, they are usually implying that the family is homeschooling in name only. other words, these people feel the homeschoolers are only claiming to be homeschoolers, while not teaching their children. If you know someone who you think is not homeschooling as you feel they should, and are concerned, what should you do? Determine if it is your responsibility or right to get involved. If you are not a close family member, and the children are not abused in any way, you … Continue reading →

My Take on Horton Hears a Who, the Movie

I love Dr. Seuss. He has done so much for children’s literature, for education, for childhood itself. A child who grows up without Dr. Seuss is really missing out on something magical. So when Horton Hears a Who was produced in 2008, we were really excited to see it. I mean, who doesn’t love that amazingly dedicated elephant? We enjoyed the film … mostly. There was one very large problem, and I think any homeschooler reading this right now knows exactly what I’m talking about. The villain was a large purple kangaroo, voiced by Carol Burnett, and she was a … Continue reading →

Personal Style

What’s your style? And I don’t mean to ask whether you prefer jeans, sweats, or formal gowns. What’s your learning style? For me, discovering my learning style was one of the most transformative experiences of my early twenties. All of a sudden, my embarrassments in school made sense. I was a wonderful and dedicated student, but you see, I doodled. I remember one day in math class after I had done well on a test and appeared to be listening raptly to what the teacher had to say. I was listening with such apparent interest that the teacher decided to … Continue reading →

Celebrity Relationships and Babies – Oh My!

On again, off again couple Bristol Palin and her baby daddy Levi Johnston didn’t please their families when they recently announced they were getting back together and were engaged. Well, with like many young couples, the families only had to wait it out. Bristol and Levi have called off their second engagement, with Levi claiming they separated as friends. Let’s hope so for little Tripp’s sake. “American Idol” Fantasia Barrino has been supposedly carrying on an affair with Antwuan Cook, according to the lawsuit filed last Wednesday by his wife Paula. She said that Barrino has treated her husband to … Continue reading →

I’m Still Sort of Really Qualified to Homeschool a Gifted Child. . .I Think

This is part of a series. . .if you missed the first two blogs you may want to go back and read part one and part two. Realizing My Skill as THE Homeschool Teacher I’m not a math dummy. I actually feel pretty confident that with the right curriculum I can get my kids through Calculus. I never anticipated having to think about what to do after Calculus. But here I am, teaching a 7 year old, and wondering where to go after Calculus in a few years. I’m not THE ultimate homeschool teacher. . .but I’ve realized that I … Continue reading →

When Was the Last Time You Enjoyed a Shower Together?

I’m not talking about the kind of shower you take in your bathroom, but, rather, a meteor shower. The Perseids The question of when was the last time you enjoyed a shower together came to me because earlier this morning was supposedly the peak time for best viewing of the Perseids meteor shower. However, the shower activity period spans from July 17 through August 24. Depending on where you live, tonight might also be a prime viewing night, but even until August 24 there’s still a chance you can spot a “shooting star” or two. (In doing research for this … Continue reading →

Tips For Highschool Dropouts Who Want to Homeschool

In my last article, Indiana Registers Dropouts as Homeschoolers, I mentioned how school districts in this state and several others are reclassifying homeschoolers as high school dropouts. This manipulation lowers a schools dropout rates while also lowering the perceived success of homeschooling. This is a bad thing for all involved. Still, there will be high school students who find themselves out of school, told they are homeschoolers and are left to fend for them. Many of these students will want to make some kind of effort but will soon give up without guidance. If you or your child are one … Continue reading →

Stop Overreacting to the NEA Resolution

A few days ago, I wrote a rebuttle to the NEA’s resolution on home schooling. The fact of the matter is that they’ve actually had a resolution about home schooling in their list of yearly resolutions for about the last ten years. I knew this when I wrote the article but felt that if they can write a resolution every year, I can write a rebuttal every year. In fact, I’m happy for anyone in the blogosphere to write a rebuttal. Words are very powerful and while I realize that most of you who read the home schooling blog are … Continue reading →

Teaching Foreign Languages: What the Research Really Says

This series is a take off from one of Andrea’s blogs. In my intro I mentioned some reasons why homeschoolers tend to shy away from teaching their child a foreign language It is a difficult subject to tackle if you don’t have the background. However, I also mentioned that one problem is many of the myths that surround teaching your child a foreign language. I went to a home schooling conference where I saw several curriculums for sale all touting similar benefits. They were all supposedly backed by research. Truth be told, I’ve yet to find something that is actually … Continue reading →