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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

50 Days of School.

I finally updated my attendance records today and we've got 50 days of school in so far this year. Only 130 to go. To the kids, it seems like a lot but to me ... well, I wish I only had 130 more days of work and then could take an extended 2 month break. I haven't had a break from work more than 3 days long since giving birth to my youngest 8 years ago. Even after having surgery, I was back to work in 3 days. Whoops, sorry, kind of whiny this morning, aren't I? I really don't mind my job that much, I guess and speaking of work ... I guess I'd better go back to it.

7 comments:

Funky-Redhead said...: Whine away... you're entitled! We all listen to enough that we should have a turn! We have great teachers!; 4:32 PM
Anonymous said...: 55 and counting! *Grin*; 4:56 PM
Birdie said...: Since we homeschool all year long, we usually come out way ahead on school days in the end anyway.; 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...: We're at 50-something days.
Wow, you work alot! I don't think you were being whiny, just tired.
*hugs*; 8:55 AM
Fatcat said...: Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments, It's nice to feel listened to, even when I whine!; 9:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Just curious....Florida doesn't make us count our days. At least I have never had to show anything. When you are keeping attendance records, do you only mark the day if you do all subjects, or do you mark it even if you do only one subject.
I am thinking I will start to do this, but dd has days she only does one thing!!
Thanks for your input. I think you are doing a great job and I love reading your blog and all the wonderful tips, information you give us all.
I also am looking into 9th grade for next year. Will let you know what I find. I know she is over doing courses online except Language Arts. She loves that one on line.; 11:24 AM
Fatcat said...: Can you tell me the name of the language arts online that you do?; 9:23 AM

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Homeschooling Advice.

1. Try it. You might enjoy it. It might change your life. It might not be your thing, but you won't know if you don't ever try.

2. Find out what your state (or country) requires, the bare minimum. Do this and then with the rest of it, have fun with it. It doesn't have to be all serious and it doesn't have to look like the inside of a classroom. You're at home. Relax. Play. Read. Learn together. Enjoy your kids. They grow up way too fast.

3. Don't let a written curriculum boss you around. If it works, great. If it's not working for you, throw it out. If only parts of it work, use those and throw the rest out. It's not the boss of you. When shopping for curriculum, read reviews. Try to go somewhere where you can actually hold the book in your hands and look through it. Print out a sample day or week and try and implement it or borrow it before buying. It's kind of hit and miss buying books without being able to see them.

4. Find a homeschool support group. Or two. If you can't find one in real life, find one online. Get support where ever you can.

5. Make a mess now and then. Go outside and put some mentos in coke. Make alka-seltzer rockets. Make some great art. Make a timeline and a map. Grow some borax crystals. Use levers to lift things. Make a trebuchet out of whatever you can find around the house.

6. Go on as many field trips as you can.

The point of this blog.

"there is a theme, if you read, you'll get a growing conviction that homeschooling is a lifestyle that is worthwhile, that it is extremely good for kids and families, that it promotes bonding, is a personalized education that is superior to what you can get anywhere else for your kids, is fun and can be done even if you have a 400 track mind, no math skills (thankfully my husband does though), through working, job changes, bad hair days, home remodeling, deaths, illness, surgery, broken bones and various other things and it actually makes dealing with these things easier, not harder, than it was when we were in the public schools, because homeschooling is so incredibly flexible. That's the point I've been trying to make for the last 5 years or so."

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