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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

A funny twist on walking the dog.

Today, on our walk, we decided to let Freckles set the pace. When she trotted, we trotted, when she walked, we walked and when she stopped we stopped. Some of the kids really got into it and when she'd scratch her ear, they'd scratch their ear. When she had to visit the little doggies room, we turned our heads and took a time out. It was funny, to all freeze when she'd stop and she couldn't figure it out, so she'd give us a funny look and then go on.

There's a good post about the hidden costs of homeschooling over on The Common Room. I'm too lazy myself to do a good post about homeschooling. Youngest son missed the deadline today by about 20 minutes and therefore is grounded this evening from all screens. I'm hopeful that he'll get it tomorrow. He did get it done tonight before 5 so he didn't have to do an extra chore. We took a walk again today and I've finally started my post-Easter resolutions and am trying to drink water and exercise. The water is in lieu of southern sweet tea which is really sweet and sweetened with sugar. I'm still going to drink some tea, but I'm going to cut calories by alternating with water.

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Amy said...: That's funny about walking the dog. LOL! And I am right there with ya on the exercise & water. I refuse to use the word 'DIET' because to me you always end up quitting a diet. I just am trying to make some more healthy choices & drinking more water is one of them along with taking a walk each morning. ;-) And boy, do we drink the sweet tea around here too! It's a staple in our household!!; 8:34 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, April 17, 2012

A funny twist on walking the dog.

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