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Author Interview – Traci Hunter Abramson

Today we are joined by author Traci Hunter Abramson for an exclusive interview. Traci, thank you for stopping by today – let’s get right to your questions. First of all, I’m curious to know – how long have you been writing? It feels like forever! I guess I started when I was a teenager writing journals, and it progressed from there. I tried writing novels when I was in college, but I never finished anything until the year I quit working to stay home with my kids. Since I had been employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, anything I wrote … Continue reading →

Our Favorite Literature

Or, “What Great Books Have Taught Us.” As I’ve mentioned before, we do a lot of reading around here — together, alone, silently, aloud. I think of our books as the main and most important curriculum we use, because reading together does more than just impart a good story. Good books inspire and inform, prick the conscience and confirm the truth. They make us dig and think, laugh and nod, wonder and weep. With these things in mind, I want to share a few of our favorites, and the fruits we’ve gained from reading these gems: Charlotte’s Web taught us … 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 →

My Personal Note of Thanksgiving

Good morning, as I stated earlier in Family Traditions: A Day To Give Thanks, we have a lot of personal family traditions here to celebrate Thanksgiving and this note is one that I am adding to my traditions because this time last year, I was just getting ramped up to start writing for Families.com. I want to begin my note with a personal thank you to all our readers here at Families.com. You come, you visit, you participate in our forums and you read our blogs. You are in large measure, the reason we are all here. It’s for you … Continue reading →

The Questions Continue Part 3: The Big Socialization Question

This is part of an ongoing series discussing home schooling and public schooling. In Kaye’s latest blog she asks some excellent questions regarding home schooling. She asked so many questions in fact, it took me three blogs to answer them all! Her final questions pertain however, to the question of socialization: How do my kids meet friends, learn to get along with others, make good friendships, etc. if they are home all the time. I’m sure by now, Kaye has no doubts that we are not ‘home all of the time’. I had up until now, avoided blogging on socialization … Continue reading →

The Questions Continue Part 2: Q and A with Kaye

Kaye and I have been publicly discussing our views of home schooling vs. schooling out of the home (as homeschoolers would call it). Kaye’s last blog has asked so many questions that I have decided to answer them in three blogs instead of just one! The next section of Kaye’s questions are best answered Q and A style. The answers are so varied for each individual family, but perhaps some of you considering homeschooling can get a picture of what my day looks like. Can you share with me what a typical curriculum for homeschooling looks like? No, actually I … Continue reading →

The Questions Continue Part 1: We love Art, Music and P.E.

Kaye and I have been publicly discussing our views of home schooling vs. schooling out of the home (as homeschoolers would call it). Kaye’s last blog has asked so many questions that I have decided to answer them in three blogs instead of just one! The first question Kaye poses has to do with physical education. If I may, I’m going to expand upon her question, and answer what a home schooling family can do to satisfy requirements (if there are any) regarding art education, music education as well as physical education. I hope that if there are any of … Continue reading →

Homeschooling: The Questions Continue

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I have been reading Valorie’s blogs about her homeschooling experiences with much intrigue. Have you checked out her latest? I have to say that the way Valorie homeschools impresses me to no end. As a teacher, I often worry about kids who are homeschooled, truly wondering exactly what type of education each child is receiving. I am beyond impressed with what Valorie does to educate her own children, and because of this, I have many more questions about homeschooling. Valorie, can you help me out? Are homeschooled children mandated by the state to take physical education? If so, how do … Continue reading →