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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 →

The Responsibilities of Homeschoolers

I have struggled with the fact that homeschoolers have responsibilities just due to the fact that they homeschool. After all, I have always been a “me against the world” kind of girl, and since I married and had children, I have been an “us against the world” woman. If it were not for my “take care of my own” attitude, I probably would not have started homeschooling to begin with. I would have bent to the camp that says, “It is more responsible to help at the school than to homeschool your own”. So how did an individualist like myself … Continue reading →

Thinking About Homeschooling on the Road

As we wind down our 12 day trip in Los Angeles, I have to admit wanting to stay longer or to at least explore other cities. Sure I would miss my pets, and my own bed, and my family and my friends, but I finally understand why some homeschoolers take off for a year or two of learning adventures. Looking at all of the work I had to do to leave home for less than 2 weeks, I know that to leave home for months or even a year would be alot more difficult. I not only have a home … Continue reading →

Beware of Bad Homeschooling Advice

One thing a new homeschooler needs to be especially careful about is bad homeschool advice. We often get “advice” about homeschooling that is unsolicited, but sometimes we go to the wrong people for advice. As homeschoolers it is important to be careful where we go and who was ask for homeschooling. In this instance I am referring to John Rosemond, family psychologist who says “The most effective home schooling generally takes place in the context of a collaborative effort on the part of two or more home schooling parents, each of whom accepts certain teaching responsibilities, and the children in … Continue reading →

Single Parenting and Homeschooling: It is Possible

Can I Do It? The challenges of single parenting are multiple. Mix with this homeschooling and you cannot even fathom the thought. However, it can be done and is done by many single parents across the world. It is funny. Your desires for you child may seem impossible, but by sheer will and this desire it is doable. If thoughts of homeschooling are in your mind and you are a single parent, take heart. Where there is a will, there is a way, as the old saying goes. Whether a working outside of the house parent or a work-at-home parent, … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Middle School Kids

Homeschooling during the elementary school years means teaching kids the basics. It involves teaching, reading, writing, and basic math. Homeschooling during these early years also means setting your kids in the right direction in areas of emotional and social development. Homeschooling during the high school years means preparing your kids for adult life. This means intensive academic preparation for the college bound. It means internships for trade bound students. It also means slowly transferring adult responsibilities to your children and helping them learn to step into an adult role. Homeschooling middle school students are a different animal altogether. You have … Continue reading →

Publicly Educated and Can’t Research

This is not a tirade against the public school system so if you’re looking for something to bash public schools you’ve come to the wrong place. However, this is about one sadly researched article ironically entitled “Homeschooling Researched” by Katie Criss. In it, Miss Criss explains why she is against homeschooling with her research. On a side note, I contemplated not responding to this. After all, I’m not obligated to read, comment on, or even think about poor arguments or badly written essays. Then I thought about parents who were on the fence about homeschooling, I thought about the poor … Continue reading →

“That’s a Big Responsibility.”

During an interview for an assistant teacher position that I was applying for, they asked which school my son went to. When I told them I homeschool my son, one of the interviewer’s response was “Wow, that’s a big responsibility.” Being that I really did want this job for experience for when I finish my K-8 BA, I let it slide and agreed that indeed, it is a big responsibility. By the end of the interview I already knew I was not going to get the job. Why? The fact that the conversation led back to my homeschooling several times … Continue reading →

When Your Child Won’t Do the Work

What is a parent to do when they are attempting to homeschool a child that pushes back? In the particular case I am referencing, the child is truly happy that he or she is being homeschooled, but does everything in his or her power to avoid the work. They repeatedly ask the parents for days off, and want to be involved with everything going on in the home even when they are supposed to be working. There are several possible issues at hand: The child could need a break, especially if they are recently liberated from a regular traditional school. … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Tapestry- The Math)

Tapestry of Grace is a curriculum that teaches world history. Tapestry of Grace has two approaches, the first being “historical flow and themes”, and the second being the “facts of history”. Geography is also a major focus. This curriculum is geared to a classical approach to education. Teach America to Read and Spell (TATRAS) says, “Children should not be taught phonics until they can name most of the letters of the alphabet.” The advantage of TATRAS phonics lessons is a vertical approach, which teaches all of the sounds of each letter and combination instead of one sound at a time. … Continue reading →