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Friday, May 13, 2011

I think

that during it's difficulties, Blogger has deleted at least one of my blog posts. Being me, of course, I have no idea what it was about so I can't really replace it. They said on their blog that they were going to replace it, but they haven't yet. It may wind up above this one and be really confusing, but I guess we'll see. Oh wait, I remember it now!. It was about how we only have 12 days left of school this year. Now it's 11, counting the rest of today. Another year down. It's been smoother than most, I think, because everyone's growing up and taking more responsibility for their own work and not whining so much.

Speaking of smoothness, I have not had a smooth day at work today. Somehow the IP address settings got messed up and I couldn't transmit my work. I've got it going now but it's 5 o'clock in the afternoon and I'm still working. I'm almost done though. Finally.

In addition, on the other blog post that was lost, I had a link to this site, Free Homeschooling 101. The archives on this site are wonderful so go and check it out. There's a ton of stuff there.

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Donna said...: I was having a terrible time with blogger also.... Glad it is back up & running again : )
Wow, it sure is getting close to your sons graduation! Does he have plans for next year?
Donna
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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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