Home*School*Home: Finishing the school year.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Finishing the school year.

We've only got 18 days left to do, if I have counted right. The problem is, I'm still not sure how to proceed. I planned yesterday to work on our Language Arts book, but didn't do it, instead I went and got my hair cut and had my 12-year-old daughter highlight it. It looks pretty good. She may be able to have hairdressing as a career some day. Then, I picked up my holds at the library and did some extra work at my job last night. I have to take Friday off so I'm trying to get a little bit ahead before then. Today, I really, really need to do my list and then get some school things done, but I also have a ton of other things I need/want to do! I'll be glad when those 18 days are done and we can take a break from school. There. I said it. I love homeschooling and I think it is the best thing in the world for our family, but I get tired and want some time off from it too. I'm ready for summer.

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Mrs. Darling said...: Waaa, and I still have to school through July! Theres nothing wrong with admitting you're glad its over. We all feel that way! :); 9:58 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."

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Finishing the school year.

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