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Saturday, June 13, 2009

It was just one of those days

today, where the day kind of gets away from you and next thing you know, it's 7:30 p.m. I got up and did a little bit of stuff around the house, then set out to go to walmart and the library. Right before I left, my brother called and asked if the kids and I wanted to go to a movie. We saw Night at the Museum 2, which was very good. Then, when we came out, my brother's car had an oil leak. He managed to fix it with a little bit of help from us (driving him to the car parts store ;-). Then we stopped by mom and dad's and I looked at the clock, 7:00 p.m. Now we're home and it's 7:30. Wow, today went fast.

4 comments:

Amy said...: Glad to hear the good report on the movie.....my kids loved the first one, but thought this one looked like it might be a bit cheesy. Anyway...I'm sure we'll get it on Netflix when it comes out.; 9:08 AM
Jan and Miekie said...: Don't I just know the feeling! I had somehow missed out reading your blog recently and had a great time catching up. I'm so glad to learn about your son's progress in reading. It is so true: some children just learn differently and need their own approach. You sound like a great mom/teacher. Thank you for the homeschooling tips.; 11:35 AM
Jan and Miekie said...: Hi
I left a comment but am not sure whether I actually posted it? You have a great blog!; 11:37 AM
Henry Cate said...: We've thought some about going to see the movie, but have been distracted. Thanks for the good report, and the reminder.; 9:33 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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It was just one of those days

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