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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

When to start. When to start.

Last night I went to dinner with a bunch of homeschool moms. We all discussed when we would start school. The public schools in the area are starting tomorrow. One of the families in our homeschool group will be starting at the very end of August and most are starting somewhere in the middle of August. I'm still not sure when we will begin, probably some time next week. I need to get the house a bit more organized. I want to get the sidewalk done. I'm kind of ready to get started, but kind of dreading the whining that will probably happen and hoping I can be more organized this year. (hey, a girl can hope!). I've got all the supplies I need, now I just need to decide when.

4 comments:

Mama Bear said...: If only there was a way to start without the kiddos actually knowing... LOL; 8:41 AM
Anonymous said...: I say, Mama Bear is bright. If you don't want the "let's get started" hassle that some kids do, then start adding one subject at a time. Ease into the routine. That gives them something new to look forward to and gives you time to stay on top of the organization part.

What topics are you covering and what are you using???; 1:23 PM
~Jennifer said...: We never really start, and we never really stop. We keep a pretty relaxed pace all year long, but then we are closer to the unschooling spectrum, I suppose. We do get all excited around the end of September and get new books and things, but it's way too nice in September around here to do anything too "schooly". :-); 2:49 PM
Anonymous said...: I haven't even started getting our curriculum picked out yet!!! I love your picks for High School, Trina is going in 9th grade. I may use some of your ideas!!!

We are going to start August 20th, but I am not going to do everything at once. I am going to do a subject a week!!

Thanks for all your thoughts!!; 11:14 PM

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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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