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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Have you read my blog?

I seem to say that a lot lately. We went to a family birthday party today and I found myself asking that when people would ask how I was. It sounds silly, but I'm actually trying to keep from repeating stuff they already know. Blogging adds a new dimension to life in that respect. Sometimes I'll blog something and then promptly forget about it only to be reminded by someone at a family gathering which kind of makes me feel like an idiot. (maybe I should just go with that feeling?) I may hold some stories back off my blog around Christmas so I'll have something to talk about at family parties. :-)

Anyway, today was my youngest nephews second birthday. For blog purposes, I will refer to him as Mr. Cuteness. Happy Birthday!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I, on the other hand, don't want my family to read my blog. I always upset someone with something I wrote without meaning to!!!!
I think it's better to repeat than for them to not know anything!!!
If they heard (or read) it before, to bad, it's a part of your families life and it is worth retelling!!!
That's my two cents worth!!!
Bunny; 9:30 PM
Red said...: I seem to promote my cooking blog more than this blog. I have tons to offer on my cooking blog, but this one is just...eh...stuff.

I love writing, so I am thrilled that I happened upon the world of blogging. Where would all my words go?; 2:03 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."

Sunday, September 07, 2008

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