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In a Rush to Graduate Your Kids from Homeschool?

My family had a conversation last night about when we would graduate the kids from homeschool. We started talking about SAT scores for my son that we should receive on Tuesday and the fact that we couldn’t graduate him next year if he took the PSAT and qualified for the National Merit Program (he took the SAT first as a practice for the PSAT). Because the PSAT had to be taken in your Jr. year to qualify for the National Merit program, we were trying to figure out if he had to wait another year to graduate even though he … Continue reading →

Ideas for keeping homeschooling fun: Prioritize your field trips

Homeschoolers know that the word “home” in homeschooling is hardly descriptive. We spend a great deal of time driving around to different activities for sports, enrichment activities, co-ops and more. To our surprise, we sometimes become focussed on creating a wealth of well rounded classes and activities, that we actually forget to schedule field trips. In my case, you would think that seeing my daughters interest in theater that we would have seen several plays. We have not. This past year she has participated in two plays, and that and her academics have taken up so much time that we … Continue reading →

Should America Grant Asylum to German Homeschoolers

A German family has made its way to the foothills of the Tenessee Smoky Mountains. They want asylum because the German Governments is reportedly persecuting them for homeschooling and for their religious beliefs. “Romeike, like many conservative parents in the U.S., said he wanted to teach his own children because his children’s German school textbooks contained language and ideas that conflicted with his family’s values. He had to pay fines equivalent to hundreds of dollars for his decision, and he’s afraid that if he returns to Germany, police will arrest him and government authorities will take away his children, who … Continue reading →

Keeping your homeschoolers learning all summer

I think I have finally found the real key to keeping homeschoolers learning all summer… it must be their idea. Summer is coming up quickly and for many, funds are still low as the country attempts to climb out of the housing crisis and unofficial recession. This kind of puts space camps,sports camps, and expensive computer programming sessions out of reach this summer. Just because funds are low, however,does not mean that homeschoolers need to end up having an unproductive summer. After a talk with my son about what to do this summer, we made the decision that this might … Continue reading →

What are your homeschoolers doing this summer?

As summer approaches, it is time for my family to switch from out regular homeschool schedule to out summer schedule. I want my children to continue spending time purposely learning every day without burning them out. I also want them to keep stay physically active, and working on their own personal interests. Academically, My son will work on Algebra, which he did not finish this year, as we wanted him to move through the course at his own pace. As he is only 13, he was a year ahead in math anyway, and so taking Algebra slow and steady would … Continue reading →

Summer Reading Programs

If your homeschoolers do nothing else this summer, they should at least read. Reading is an excellent way to continue learning without the pressure of lessons. Reading gives your kids something constructive to do on those too-hot days, as well as providing summer memories that will last a lifetime. If you were to ask me about my summers growing up, I could tell you what books I read which year, better than which Aunt I spent a week with, and what day camp I attended. Here are some summer reading programs that will make them want to read every book … Continue reading →

A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 3 (o-z)

Kari has written about educational and fun summer activities in a recent blog. I highly recommend you try some of them over the summer. I believe they apply to homeschoolers as well as traditionally schooled children. I want to add to the list some fun and educational activities that homeschoolers will want to consider for while taking a break from your normal homeschool activities. I have already written several here. http://homeschooling.families.com/blog/a-z-summer-activites-for-homeschoolers-pt-1-a-g and here . http://homeschooling.families.com/blog/a-z-summer-activities-for-homeschoolers-pt-2-h-n O= online. Summer is a great time to find online games and programs that will help sharpen your kid’s minds. They can play chess with … Continue reading →

The Homeschoolers’ Advent Calendar: Community Service

I’m one of those people who believes strongly that before people should graduate from high school they should be required to do community service hours. I believe this so strongly that in our household, community service begins in kindergarten. My son is required to do two ‘projects’ a year (he is in kindergarten) and my daughter does something every other month–she is in second grade. Why Community Service? We do community service because it is a tangible way to teach compassion and empathy and thankfulness. One of my daughter’s first Christmas projects was to bring food to a homeless shelter. … Continue reading →

Smacked Upside the Head

Have you ever had something happen to you that was so … mindblowing, it rocked your whole world? I bet you have – no one is immune. Mine came this summer, and the aftershock hit me just the other day. We’ve been having a lot of health problems, and this last summer we found a holistic doctor who understands just what’s going on with us. (This is awesome – we’ve been looking for years with no luck.) As we’ve undergone treatment, he has discovered that my children’s ability to process information in their brains is diminished, due to a whole … Continue reading →

Smacked Upside the Head

Have you ever had something happen to you that was so … mindblowing, it rocked your whole world? I bet you have – no one is immune. Mine came this summer, and the aftershock hit me just the other day. We’ve been having a lot of health problems, and this last summer we found a holistic doctor who understands just what’s going on with us. (This is awesome – we’ve been looking for years with no luck.) As we’ve undergone treatment, he has discovered that my children’s ability to process information in their brains is diminished, due to a whole … Continue reading →