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Saturday, June 12, 2010

ACT and other stuff.

My oldest son has the ACT today which is why I'm up and about at 6:50 am on a Saturday. Otherwise, I definitely would not be. I'm nervous about it for some reason. I hope he's not. I've told him not to worry about it but I would like him to make a decent score. Then, after I drop him off I've got to take Freckles to the vet. She has a horrible sore spot on her hiney. Ah the joy of having pets. They can't tell you when they hurt. I feel kind of helpless when they get sick. I really feel sorry for her and I should have taken her to the vet sooner, but she has kept slipping my mind, poor baby. The first time my daughter told me about it, it was midnight, then the next day it slipped my mind until about midnight agan, then yesterday I called about it and today finally they can see her. I feel awful. I look awful too. I got my hair cut a couple of days ago and it looks like it was cut and styled by Picasso, in a wind tunnel, in the dark, using a chainsaw. It's pretty.

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Donna said...: I just laugh out loud sometimes when I read your blog! You have such a way with words....
I am sure your son will do just fine with his test today.
Hope the dog gets better also.
Best Wishes,
Donna
http://homeschoolingsunnyflorida.blogspot.com/; 12:09 PM

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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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