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Meet a Families.com Blogger – Valorie Delp!

Welcome to a new series here in Media Reviews, where we will get to know our Families.com bloggers a little bit better. Our first interview will be with Valorie Delp. Valorie, how long have you blogged for Families.com? I started in June of 2006. What topics do you blog about? Currently–homeschooling, food and baby (or as someone else aptly put it–the breastfeeding blog) What is your favorite thing about blogging for Families.com? There are lots of things I like–but one thing that stands out here vs just a plain old freelance writing job, is the community. You get to know … 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 →

The 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006

Although there are lots of great articles here at the home schooling blog, not everyone has time to leave a comment. However, we bloggers love comments on our blogs–or at least this one does. I also like to look for other blogs with comments as a tell tale sign of a great article! How does a blog qualify to be on the most talked about list? I have included blogs that had to have at least 3 comments on them. Here is a look at which blogs gave occasion to comments in 2006! People comment when they can relate to … Continue reading →

Those Blasted Grass Roots Movements

I recently heard someone comment on how home schooling was one of those “grass roots” movements as if being a “grass roots” movement was a bad thing. Then I thought about it, and I realized he’s right! Grass roots movements simply have to stop! After all, consider earlier historical efforts in grass-rootism. Grass roots movements cause wars! About 200 or so years ago, these people decided that it was unfair to be taxed without having a say in the government. They start talking about it and before you know it–poor England has a grass roots movement on their hands that … Continue reading →

How Would He Have Voted During the Suffrage Movement?

The weekend before last Wayne and I headed to our local polling place to capitalize on the early voting system the city’s got set up. It’s nice. We enjoyed short lines, which spared us from the muss and fuss that’s sure to plague the polls next Tuesday. I got to thinking how remarkable that was. Not so much about the convenience of early voting (which is pretty nice), but about voting period. It’s hard for me to fathom that it hasn’t even been 100 years that women have had the right to vote. Grandma Wasn’t a Suffragette Whenever I think … Continue reading →

There Is Not Enough Time in the Day

I am convinced that ever since I started homeschooling, the days have gotten shorter. I’m positive this is occurring and as proof I homeschooled until 5pm yesterday. That meant we ate dinner at almost 6:30pm which apparently if you’re under the age of 8, is akin to virtually starving. I am positive that before I started homeschooling, I was able to keep my house clean. Completely clean. . .even the tops of the shelves were sparkly. Nary a crumb in the crevices and crannies of my floors went unnoticed. One would think that this lack of time occurred when we … Continue reading →

Gender Bias in Homeschooling?

In my last blog, I spent time answering a reader’s question about whether or not home schooling was sexist. There is a small movement among the home school population that seeks to encourage women to embrace their identities as future mothers and housewives. It concerned my reader because she/he translated that to mean that girls were not being taught other relevant subjects. I spent part 1 of these blogs talking about homeschoolers’ rights and whether or not we can tell people what to teach and believe and now I will address whether or not home schooled girls are receiving an … Continue reading →

You Call That Homeschooling?

I took my kids to the grocery store in the middle of the day recently. It’s a trip I avoid in part because we can be no where inconspicuously and in part because I simply don’t have enough hands to hold each of the twins, plus the four year old, all while making sure that what’s in the cart is actually what we intended to purchase and not something one of my children decided would be a good purchase for us. There was no way around it though, my husband wouldn’t have been home until too late and I just … Continue reading →

Help! I’m Too Scared to Homeschool!

This is the time of year, right before school starts (because then parents are committed one way or the other) when I always get at least two or three phone calls from ‘prospective homeschoolers.’ People who are interested in homeschooling, think that maybe it might be a great thing. . .but are scared to death of the thought of being solely responsible for their child’s education. In case there are some of you prospective homeschoolers out there, I thought that you might like to read my practical (and some philosophical) answers to your questions. And as many of you already … Continue reading →

Great Ways to Start Off the New Year!

We school year round but we do always have some type of celebration when all of the other kids are going back to school. I don’t really have a good reason to do it, other than I’m all for a fun party when the opportunity presents itself. (Really, if I’m willing to sneak zucchini on my neighbor’s porch, a back to school party for kids who aren’t going to school isn’t that far fetched!) But I also want to communicate to my kids that learning is something to be celebrated and that the opportunity for superior schooling at home is … Continue reading →