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Does Giftedness Matter if You Are Not In School?

If your child is an adept, focused and curious learner who has a deep empathy for others and a desire to delve into new areas of knowledge, you may have a gifted child. I went to school. I was also a gifted child. Had I not been in school, would this have mattered all that much? I think so. Giftedness frames your personality. As a parent, it is important that you understand how your child interacts with the world, and giftedness is part of this. Gifted children challenge you to reconsider the boundaries of learning. Traditional schooling may be too … Continue reading →

Considering Putting the Kids Back in School so You can Work?

If you are a homeschooling mom who is being pressed by a rigid economy, chances are you are looking to make some extra money. You might even feel inclined to put your kids in school so you can work to make ends meet. If that is your decision and you feel comfortable with it, do it. However, if you are putting the kids in school so you can work and you do not feel comfortable about it, perhaps you should reconsider. There are other things you can do to make some extra money. The most natural thing for a homeschooling … 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 Cons of Homeschooling

I read an article yesterday called The Downside to Homeschooling. It was juvenile at best, taking the “S” word issue (socialization) and shoving it in the readers face. In the author’s defense, she also wrote an article entitled The Pros of Homeschooling. It was surface as well. In response to that article I would like to address some real issues that can make homeschooling difficult. 1. Parental Capability: They say that a computer is only as good as the programmer. It is also true that the homeschooled child only has the potential that the parent offers. I am not talking … Continue reading →

Don’t Homeschool–You’ve Got PMS!

I think I’ve now heard it all. Probably not. . .but I have to wonder how much better it could get. A forum of homeschoolers decided to collectively list arguments that we had heard against homeschooling so that we could put together cogent defenses. There are always two sides to the coin and some of the arguments, such as what to do during the high school years, how to respond to special needs children, and the all important socialization question; warrant our serious consideration. To an extent, it can be beneficial to convince others that we have not entirely lost … Continue reading →

When You Should Reconsider Homeschooling

I’m always asked what made us want to homeschool. I am constantly confronted by moms who swear to me that they couldn’t do it, or that it’s great for me but not for everyone. But today I had a question that really made me think. A mom of a fellow aspiring ballerina asked me, as we waited for class to finish why should someone not homeschool. I cannot actually think of a single reason why someone couldn’t homeschool–to be honest. I think that anyone who wants to, and has the will to do it, can do it. Where there is … Continue reading →

That Crazy Jackson Family

If you thought Michael Jackson was the oddball of the Jackson family, you may be reconsidering that after this week’s Jackson family drama. First, it was reported that Katherine Jackson, guardian of Michael’s children, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, was missing last Saturday night by her nephew. The reason he filed the report was that the children said they had not heard from their grandmother. Jermaine said Katherine was in Arizona resting, but Paris insisted on Twitter that Katherine was missing and she hadn’t spoken to her in a week. Jermaine said his mother was resting per doctor’s orders, that she … Continue reading →

I Almost Didn’t Homeschool Because I Was Afraid the Responsibility

Many people tell me that they could never homeschool. They always have a very good and valid reason whey they could not do it. I understand what they are saying because many of the same reasons nearly kept me from homeschooling. I almost didn’t homeschool because I felt alone. I almost didn’t homeschool because I didn’t understand my options. I almost didn’t homeschool because I thought my family would not approve. I almost didn’t homeschool because I didn’t think I had the patience to do it. I also almost didn’t homeschool because I was afraid of the responsibility. Let’s face … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review: November 26

While I’m sure that many of us took days off of our home schooling schedule to cook and eat. . .and cook and eat some more–I definitely did not take days off in the home schooling blog! In the interest of celebrating Thanksgiving, I skipped my normal topics and blogged on activities you could do with your child to incorporate the Thanksgiving theme into your home school. If you missed them you can always print them out and use them next year! Check out: 25 Books About Thanksgiving, 15 Writing Prompts for Thanksgiving, and 7 Thanksgiving Math Activities. Continuing with … Continue reading →

The Week in Review: November 11

I know this is a day late. I cannot explain why for if I list all of the things that broke in our household that would be my whole blog. In any case, this is the week in review. Have you ever heard someone talk about how their child knew such and such at a much earlier age than you’re child did? Then they start to imply that perhaps the home schooling thing isn’t working out so well. That’s exactly what we talked about earlier in the week in, The Fallacy of Comparing Children. Do you teach your children foreign … Continue reading →