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Sunday, August 09, 2009

And the disadvantages.

Okay, it wouldn't be fair to have a pro-homeschooling post without listing some of the disadvantages.

1. Sometimes I would like to not do anything. I would enjoy it if the kids were gone for the day and I could relax. Okay. I admit it. Most of the time I don't feel this way, but every now and then I do.

2. Math. I don't enjoy math and I don't enjoy making other people do math. This is my system. I hand the kids their math books at the beginning of the year, assign a number of pages each day that need to be done and advise them that if they have any questions, they should ask their Dad. Frequently, whining ensues.

3. Mess. The house gets messy faster with everyone home.

4. Clothes. My kids do not care if they are fashionable and they want to wear what they want to wear. The other kids in the homeschool group dress well, so I think this may just be my kids.

2 comments:

April said...: I notice it is harder to sew Christmas presents or Christmas shop when homeschooling.
YES!! It is a constant battle to keep the house clean!; 3:16 PM
Freakmom said...: I secretly wish I had the house to myself sometimes. Ok, a lot of the time. But then I remind myself I will one day wayyyyyy too soon.; 10:18 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, August 09, 2009

And the disadvantages.

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