tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73340398264107785482024-03-12T20:57:01.532-04:00Hammock Tracks Home SchoolSavannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-84919376706712187632012-05-03T10:08:00.001-04:002012-05-03T10:11:53.441-04:00The Candy Store<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And in the process they have learned a great amount relating to science and history etc.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Despite that, I think our 30 minute tour of River Street Sweets in Savannah has been their favorite.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I can see where dipping marshmallows, or anything for that matter, in a large vat of chocolate would be quite memorable. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And my mind was racing with thoughts of what I could do with this mixer.</span></div>
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</div>Savannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-86306160386214233252012-05-01T09:13:00.002-04:002012-05-01T11:35:30.435-04:00Black Beauty Unit Study<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We start each morning with reading time. The kids migrate to the living room in their pajamas, find a blanket and munch on a morning snack while I read. It is a great time and we are enjoying it more and more as the months of this tradition pass. Recently, we finished "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell, and even though I had watched the movie when I was younger, I don't remember ever reading the book.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The kids were moved as they heard the story of Black Beauty growing up in Victorian England, and how his life changed from one of ease, hard work, almost death and then ease, once again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As I read the story I was constantly questioning who Anna Sewell was. What made her so sensitive to the plight of the horse during this era? Was it her misfortune as a teen that resulted in injury, making it nearly impossible for her to walk? "Black Beauty" is all that she is famous for, but I suspect she was a very unique and special woman.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Here are a few links that I used to study this literature, the art of bit and spur making, the history of the horse, Victorian Britain and Anna Sewell.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.enotes.com/black-beauty-text" target="_blank">Free Copy of Black Beauty</a></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/" target="_blank">Interactive Site - BBC Victorian Britain</a> </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was homeschooled myself from 2nd grade all the way through highschool (I received my diploma through an accredited correspondence school) and I always knew homeschooling would be a possibility for my children. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have 4 children and our oldest, Nathan, is 9 years old and in 3rd grade. When he was ready to enter kindergarten, I wasn’t ready to homeschool. I knew how much work it was and I wasn’t sure I was cut out for it. We checked out our options - public, then private school, and nothing was “right.” So that left homeschooling. I didn’t exactly go into it willing, but I’m thankful the Lord allowed me to explore the options and determine on my own that homeschooling was the right choice for our family. </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My main goal is to provide my kids with a good education. We are Christians, but I don’t homeschool with the mindset of “sheltering” them. W do feel there is a lot to be desired in terms of things kids pick up in public school, but we primarily homeschool because the education just isn’t there in the public schools. The number of highschoolers who can barely read these days is astounding and I want better for my children. Of course, I love that I can tailor our school to what works for my individual children and also continue to teach them good values in the process.</span></b></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, my kids are karate kids. Both Nathan and Emily (now 5 and entering kindergarten in the fall) take karate class. It’s great physical activity for them, encourages respect and good listening, and also exposes them to other “non-homeschooling” kids too. We have many friends and are </span></b><b id="internal-source-marker_0.8601208690088242" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">active in our church, so they definitely get out a lot. </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I use traditional instruction. We primarily use A Beka curriculum, combined with Saxon math, and I like that both are a respected, well encompassing curriculum that has been used for many years. I was taught A Beka as a child too and I’m confident that my kids are getting a good education with it. We don’t always follow the curriculum 100%, but that’s one of the best parts of homeschooling - the ability to tailor instruction according to the child’s needs.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I really have just one child in school now, with my daughter doing a little kindergarten work. We try to get our schooling done in the morning and my son finishes up seatwork in the afternoon. With 2 children, ages 1 and 2, it can make for an interrupted scheduled at times, but it does work pretty well. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love that I’m such apart of my children’s lives. I can’t imagine sending them off for 6-8 hours a day. And it’s not in a I-can’t-let-go-of-my-kids kind of way, but in a I-love-being-with-them sense. I also love the flexibility. We can take a day off at random times to have a family day or a few days off to go out of state mid-year for a family wedding. On the other hand, we’ll keep working during a snowstorm when public school is off so it all evens out. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also love that my kids don’t come home from a long day and have piles of homework. I’m their mom and I’m in charge of their “homework.” When they’re learning, they really are; it’s not about “busy work.” </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wouldn’t say there’s any part I greatly dislike about homeschooling. There are definitely days when I’m tired and I have fleeting thoughts about how nice it would be to send them off, but honestly, it doesn’t happen often. I go by the motto that tomorrow is a new day. If we have a long tough day where one of the kids just doesn’t get something or the little ones aren’t cooperating, that’s okay. We’ll start again tomorrow. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I firmly believe that homeschooling isn’t for everyone, but that it can be a tremendous blessing for those that feel called to it. I don’t think homeschooling should be a burden; it can be a source of great joy for the whole family. </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> My oldest two children were in public school and Christian school for six years before my husband and I decided to homeschool. At the point that we brought them home, our original intent was to keep them home for a year in order to save the tuition that private school was costing us. We had planned to be debt free by the end of that school year and then return them to school the following year. That was four years ago. They never went back</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do your children have extra curricular activities? If so, what are they?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My children participate in football, soccer, choir, Bible clubs, theatre groups, and youth groups. They also volunteer at Special Olympics, community service days, and serve in our children's program at church.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Have you ever hired someone to teach a subject to your children? If so, why?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>No. We have not had the need to, up to this point.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our oldest is in 7th grade and I am currently researching and planning for high school. We take one year, prayerfully at a time. However, our plan at this point is to teach them at home throughout high school.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do you have a defined style of instruction such as Classical, montessori, unschooling, or Charlotte Mason? Are you willing to share how you decided to use this method?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What does your schedule look like? Do you start early and finish just after lunch? Or do you start later in the day? Do you teach through the summer? And if so, why?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We follow a traditional school calendar with summers off. We start at 8:15 and end about 2:30.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do you home school for religious reasons? If so what religion are you?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>We are Christian. We follow what we believe the Lord is calling us to and for us that is home education. We do not believe that any other types of education are wrong. For our family, we have simply chosen a home based education.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span>We do not have a formal vision statement for our school.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">If you were to recommend a book(s) to a new or prospective home school parent, what would you choose?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>Quite honestly the best homeschool advice and resources I have found are blogs. I have read a couple of homeschool books, but have found that the advice from those in the trenches has been most helpful!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">What was your number one concern or worry when you started out on this endeavor? Has it continued to be your main issue? Why has it changed?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span><br />My number one concern when I started this endeavor was that my kids would learn. Actually learn things. After three years of teaching three students (including being pregnant and giving birth to our fourth child) my kids are learning. I see their growth and development and am encouraged. It is possible to learn outside of the classroom! In the beginning, I wasn't too sure!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What aspect of home schooling do you enjoy the most? What part do you greatly dislike?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The aspect of home schooling that I enjoy the most is that I don't miss much of my kids lives. They are only little for such a short time and I am getting a front row seat. Living with your kids, raising them, and educating them, creates a very deep level of understanding of each other. I have gotten to know my kids in ways that I didn't know before and I love it. The part that I greatly dislike is how dirty my house gets! A piece of advice that I was given early on was get ready to use and abuse your house! Oh how that was right! We are home all day and that is a big change from life before. Our house is well used! :)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Are/Were there any subjects that you felt incapable of adequately teaching? Have you overcome this? If so can you explain how you have achieved this?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> There are definitely subjects that I am stronger in than others. I tend to gravitate and become more passionate about subjects that involve creativity. Since math is not one of those, I have struggled as the older children have greater difficulty in their math curriculum. In order to combat this, I have chosen an online math curriculum to provide more consistency and structure in their learning. I think as a homeschool parent it is incredibly important to recognize your strengths and weaknesses and make adjustments accordingly!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My kids are young- the oldest is 7 but he has always been</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">homeschooled. My sister and I started a little preschool for our kids </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and as I taught him in preschool I realized that I wanted to do school </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">a little differently. He was very advanced - was reading well at age </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3- and I was concerned about boredom and losing the joy of learning. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">That was where my initial homeschooling thoughts came from. I have an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">aunt who homeschool her kids and always talked about how amazing it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">has been for her family. I called her and had a long talk with her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">about it. I read every book about homeschooling I could get my hands </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">on. The more I read, the more convinced I was about my decision. I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">also took it to God- and felt SO strongly that this was the decision I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">needed to make for my family. We currently have three children ages </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">7, 4 and 1. We are in our second year of homeschooling.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My goal in educationg my children at home is to continue to inspire </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">their love of learning, to give them a better education, to teach them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the classics, to have real, hands-on learning experiences, to teach </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the spiritual side of things along with the secular, to teach them the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">importance of family... there are so many more reasons, it is hard to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">put them all into words.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do your children have extra curricular activities? If so, what are they?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We do have extracurricular activities. We participate in a weekly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">homeschool co-op group together, my son is part of a lego club, and we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">also have a P.E. class at our Recreation center that we go to once a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever hired someone to teach a subject to your children? If so, why?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I haven't ever hired anyone to teach my kids a subject, but I plan on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">hiring someone for music lessons in the next year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do you have a defined style of instruction such as Classical, montessori, unschooling, or Charlotte Mason? Are you willing to share how you decided to use this method?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I do not use a defined style of homeschooling right now. I lean</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">heavily towards TJEd and Charlotte Mason. I really love focusing on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the classics and inspiring a love of learning in my children. I would </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">consider myself "eclectic" though since I do not stick to one method </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">strictly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What does your schedule look like? Do you start early and finish just after lunch? Or do you start later in the day? Do you teach through the summer? And if so, why?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We start school early and are almost always done before lunch- unless </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">life gets in the way. Our schedule in the morning is breakfast, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">morning chores, then we do a devotional. We have subjects that we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">work on each day- writing, reading, math, spelling, grammar- Then we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">also have subjects that we do one or two times per week- history, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">nature, art, music, foreign language, science, geography.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Do you home school for religious reasons? If so what religion are you?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Initially I did not begin homeschooling for religious reasons, but it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">has evolved into it as I have studied more about homeschooling and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">become more convinced of the benefits. Now, I would say, that it is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">definitely for religious reasons. I am of the LDS faith (Mormon) and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">am deeply religious. I love bringing the scriptures into our studies-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">especially combining the Bible with our studies of ancient history. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It has been such a fun way to learn!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Do you have a vision statement for your home school? If so, what is it?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I don't have a mission statement- but do have a strong vision for what </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I want our homeschool/family to be like. Not sure I can fully </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">describe it though... I want my family to understand the importance </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">of knowledge and to love learning and gaining knowledge. I want them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">to learn love and respect for family, neighbors, self, and country.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you were to recommend a book(s) to a new or prospective home school parent, what would you choose?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A book I would recommend to a new or prospective homeschooler would be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A Thomas Jefferson Education, by Oliver DeMille.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What was your number one concern or worry when you started out on this endeavor? Has it continued to be your main issue? Why has it changed?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My main concern when I was considering homeschooling was the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">perception of others- I know that sounds shallow and insecure, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">it's true. It is no longer my main concern. Now, my main concern is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">probably fitting in everything I want to teach them, or keeping </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">organized.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What I most enjoy about homeschooling is being with my family all the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">time- watching them learn, learning along with them, reading so many </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">great books together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What I least enjoy about homeschooling would be the constant mess in my home :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I feel incapable of teaching advanced math and science. I am not too </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">concerned anymore, though. I am learning along with my kids- I also </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">have a LONG way to go before I need to teach those subjects. I feel </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">much more capable now that I have seen how much more I am learning the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">second time through and how much more I value knowledge.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Homeschooling is one of the best choices I have ever made. I often </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">feel inadequate, but get over it eventually. It is never easy, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">it's always worth all the work in the end. I hope I can continue to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">homeschool all of my children.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Karyn is the author of the very informative home educating site, "Teach Beside Me." She can also be found on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TeachBesideMe" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TeachBesideMe" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. I encourage you to check her site out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'palatino linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><i>Savannah McQueen is the author of Hammock Tracks which includes <a href="http://www.savannahssavorybites.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Savannah's Savory Bites</a> - dedicated to recipes and cooking with simple ingredients,<a href="http://www.hammocktracktales.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hammock Track Tales</a> - a photographic journal of our life on the hammock, and <a href="http://www.hammockhomeschool.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hammock Home School</a> - includes editorials, book reviews, and educational link posts. You can follow Savannah on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SavannahMcQueen" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hammock-Tracks/262648537088814" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</i></b></span></form>Savannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-61581285816846823642012-04-13T06:59:00.001-04:002012-04-13T07:00:37.593-04:00Home Education Live {Linky}<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Please link up any posts that show your home school family in action. You can post what you are learning, a field trip, science projects, or your thoughts on home schooling. If you have a post that shows home education and what it looks like to you and yours, link it up.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Vocabulary and Spelling City is designed so that you can have multiple learners, each with their own spelling lists. The teacher/parent can either upload their own or use a list already on the site. Initially my goal was to challenge my ten year old's spelling skills. I was delighted to find that my six year old who is a bit behind her grade level in reading skills, adored working on the site. Not only did she learn to spell many Dolch words, but in the process she learned to read them, too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Our schedule varies a bit depending on the current season we’re in – a new baby or pregnancy has come along every year we’ve homeschooled since my oldest was 2. We learn year-round, keeping gospel learning, math, reading, and some form of writing going pretty much all the time. Everything else happens when we want it to. For example, my children’s history studies for this school year took a break when baby #7 was born, so we’ll actually not finish that until the end of May. Science, on the other hand, began last July and is done for the school year, though my children still follow interests in science as much as they wish. We just won’t pick back up a formal science study until late summer with the new school year. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Homeschooling is hard work, but it is rewarding. We do it one day at a time with God’s help. God prepares and equips those he calls to this path, or to any other path. Sometimes the hardest part is trusting in Him and finding perspective while living in the trenches.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">I am especially at my wits end with my son. He cries every morning and every afternoon because soon he won't be at school anymore. His reasoning revolves around the bus, in-school celebrations, recess, and the fact that he doesn't remember some of the stuff from homeschooling like higher math numbers and his teacher doesn't make him work that hard. Basically, he hasn't learned anything but better handwriting and how to put thought to paper since he started school. They are behind him in reading, math, they didn't do science, history, grammar, etc. Oh, and he wants "specials" like art and music. I stink at art, and I don't have a music curriculum, or fancy instruments. I feel so inadequate in those areas.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">My daughter is upset because her teacher doesn't want her to leave. The teacher calls her "little angel" and says she is the ray of sunshine in the room, keeping morale up and all these other nice, wonderful things I love to hear about her. But still, that is not a reason to stay in school. I hear nothing of learning. She was tested for the "gifted" program, but her IQ isn't high enough. Basically, they were just ahead in their studies, and now they have fallen behind in my eyes. Both of them seemed extremely intelligent next to their public school counterparts, I just had the ability to teach each of them one-on-one.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">So now, until I pull them, and for sure for a little while afterwards, there are tears. My son is harder to deal with. I told my daughter to get her friend's phone numbers, and give her number out, and that she could ask her friends over. That pacified her. My son, however, feels that school is the best place ever, and he never wants to leave. If he was learning there, I might be able to "fight the system from within" on some of the things that I don't agree with. But he's not even learning. I am definitely homeschooling them.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">All this novella (sorry) to ask if there is a way to transition them without losing time. We have 50 calendar days left, and because of the way the school year ends this year, I will have to school for all 50 of them. So no "deschooling" days. Well, spring break is 4 days, I could de-school then, but what is deschooling anyway? I have never had to deal with any of this because they had never been in school before.</span></span></div>
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Basically what it means is that I must do school to include math, english, writing, spelling, reading, daily and extracuicculars which include science, history, music, art, pe, etc, weekly. The law is 180 days. Since they just ended school, they have to do school for the number of days the public school has left. We have to present several things at the end of the year to include:</div>
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3) and a portfolio which includes samples of the childs work in each subject, a few from the beginning, a few from the middle and a few from the end.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I taught children in regional deaf education programs before I became a mother and I believed that homework and the school’s view of education was most important. I also believed that teachers knew better than parents what was best for the children in their classrooms, not in an overtly arrogant way, but in a trained educator way. Once I became a parent, I saw everything completely differently and not just because I was sleep deprived. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Since we became parents for the first time and then again nine weeks later, we were forced to look at school from fresh parent eyes. As we looked at our precious new baby and how time with her meant so very much, we felt the absence of our foster son during family time much more keenly. He left early in the morning, arrived home late in the afternoon, sacrificed more time doing homework and had to be in bed early for another day in the public school system. We saw our valuable time with him being relegated to weekends and holidays. That just wasn’t good enough. Our awareness of the limited amount of time with our foster son was very acute, since he was twelve. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As we looked from him to our baby, we decided that we wanted our time with our childre</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">n to be made the very most of always. We decided that we wanted our afternoons and evenings to be for family and personal development, not academics. We decided that we wanted to have our worldview be a part of academics, not the personal time we could squeeze in with them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">As our daughter reached milestones, I also realized that the sacrifices we made for me to stay home still applied when our children reached school age. Just as I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of helping and watching her reach developmental milestones, I wanted to help and be a part of academic milestones. For example: why would I want someone else to be there when she “got” reading? When she grasped adding? When the beauty of a well written plot was “felt”? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Right now, our tenth grader is the only one with extra-curricular activities. She volunteers at AWANAs with the Cubbies class as well as with one of the Good News Clubs in town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">We have used The Potter’s School for two classes, so I believe that counts as hiring someone else to teach my child. Our tenth grader also currently attends a chemistry class with another homeschool mom. She does not charge, but I would pay her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">We chose to do this for two reasons: I felt unable to dedicate the time necessary to achieve the quality of teaching to the English I class I wanted and I felt incapable of teaching the logic and chemistry classes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Currently, Khan Academy is an answer to prayer for tutoring on the spot (we may or may not need the help during convenient hours) and perfectly in the budget (aka: free). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">We have not graduated a child yet. Our foster son left us before he graduated. Yes, we plan to homeschool all of our children through graduation. I cannot believe we have less than three years until that event. Sigh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">We use a semi- Classical style of instruction with a Charlotte Mason influence in the early years. I don’t say strict Classical because we do not start Latin or Greek early and may not do it fully. We believe in the method. After hearing the advice of studying educational philosophies before deciding a curriculum, I read The Big Book of Home Learning. We really appreciated and see the benefits of letting a child learn through natural play and exploration in the early years (the Charlotte Mason influence). We wanted to apply the three stages of the classical education beginning in first or second grade. The tried and true methods of the classical education appealed to us. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">My husband wakes us all around 7:30 (including me who begs for five more minutes) and we have Bible study and then breakfast (catechism during that time). We start academics by 9 am, take a break from noon to one (lunch, including a read aloud, and clean up), and then we wrap up around two in the afternoon. The younger two girls (1</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>st</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> and 2</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> grade) are done by two, but the older three children (5</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">, 7</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">, and 10</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 8px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> grade) finish closer to three or four, depending on the lesson plans and their diligence. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I guess you could say the top reason we homeschool is a religious reason: we want our children to be taught from a Biblical worldview all of their schooling years. We want opposing views introduced in middle school (the dialectic stage). We also want to keep our children from influences we believe they are not well equipped to handle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">We also believe that the Bible, which we believe is God’s Word, states that parents are held responsible for the teaching and discipleship of their children. We bear full responsibility and we want to be fully invested. While we may delegate at times, we do not relinquish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">No, we do not. We’ve talked about creating one, but have not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I recommend The Homeschooler’s Survival Guide and Mary Pride’s Big Book of Learning to all newbies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">My number one concern when starting to homeschool was far in the future: teaching higher math and science. That has not changed, except that now I know I can find a good curriculum and/or a teacher for these subjects when they are needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">A lot has changed in the homeschooling world, as well as the world in general, in the thirteen years I’ve been homeschooling. The internet has opened up many, many options for distance learning. We take advantage of that in a way that allows us to still be the director of our child’s education. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">My favorite aspect of homeschooling is the time we get to spend together, really getting to know one another and experiencing topics and plots (my very favorite item on the lesson plans is read aloud) together. We choose a history curriculum that we can all use so that we can study the period together, but at age appropriate depths. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">The part I greatly dislike is the difficulty in choosing curriculum that fits me, my child and the time I have in a day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I would like others to know that our homeschool is not perfect. We do not have it all together, but we are together learning, loving and growing and we are doing it in a way that is perfectly us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Mindy describes herself this way on "<a href="http://www.gracefulforgrace.com/" target="_blank">Grateful for Grace</a>."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I am a Culver’s lovin’, iced tea drinking, weak vessel for Jesus. I can be found most days at home either homeschooling my children, surfing the internet or visiting with a friend. It’s also possible I could just be playing with the kids, snuggling the toddler or sneaking chocolate from my top-secret stash.I have an amazing husband who treats me tens times better than I deserve to be treated. I have six children who keep me laughing and learning. I think my family is the biggest gift God has ever given me.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week I'd suggest that children who are at home for their education witness their mother and father dealing, with their aging parents. Through the period of time when we cared for my in-laws and my grandmother my children learned the following:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. How to sacrifice for those they love. The summer my mother-in-law went to Florida to have lung surgery was a long one. We thought she would be coming home in about a week and instead we spent over three weeks at the hospital, where she finally passed away. During that time my grandmother, who had been living with us died. Needless to say the summer was a very busy time and I was not prepared to start lessons in August. We didn't get much of a break from school that year, as we tried to play catch up. And through it all we were dealing with the grief of losing two grandparents. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Responsibility - That summer the kids also learned that we have a responsibility to those we love. Yes, there are easier routes when we care for our sick loved ones, but they were home to watch Bloodhound and myself balance schedules and finances in order to complete the more challenging tasks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. They are not the center of the universe. - Most obviously the children learned that they had to take a back seat while we were caring for our parents. They didn't arrive home after school at 3pm and wonder what was going on. They were a part of the process and, therefore, there wasn't resentment but rather cooperation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. They are not Helpless - They didn't have to be an innocent bystander to the situation. They could help by filling in where Bloodhound and I couldn't carry our normal load.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am not suggesting that these lessons couldn't be learned if the kids had been in a normal school setting. I do believe it is easier though when they are home witnessing this kind of crisis, and being asked to step up and help the family.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am hoping that in the weeks to come we can explore questions posed by home educating mothers. If you are a home school parent, make sure and stop by on Tuesdays and leave your much needed thoughts. No answer is wrong, as long as it is courteous and kind. Let's put our collective experience together and provide insightful answers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Of course if you have a question that you'd like to see posted, you can send them to me - <a href="mailto:savannahmcqueen@ymail.com" target="_blank">Savannah McQueen</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">The last few days I have been thinking about sending my son (6 yrs) to public school for 1st grade, next year. We are kinda working on 1st grade material now but very inconsistently. To be very honest with you.. I have not been good at all about homeschooling on a regular basis. I pray all the time for God to help me organize my thoughts and life so I can home school better. I am also not the most disciplined person and it sure shows in our home school. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">I am feeling a little overwhelmed with my 6 year old who complains about 'school' so much that I avoid it, my 4 year old who has some behavior and emotional issues, and my two year old... well, he's 2 ~ enough said. But I am also pregnant with our fourth child who is due Sept 9th. I just don't think I have it in me to care for all that I already have and homeschool better than I am right now, while operating in a sleep deprived state. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">I feel like such a chicken saying that because it was our choice to have the children, why pass then off to someone else? They are my responsibility. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">We live in a great neighborhood with a great school district. I am thinking we would send him to school for one year (or less even). Just enough to get me past the initial hump of a newborn and learning to live with MORE laundry and more kids etc. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">His attitude about school work is terrible and this way he will sure get a taste of what other kids do at school. I am hoping he will appreciate being home after his experience. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Really, I am just exhausted right now (of course I am pregnant). But I can't imagine it will be much different after the baby comes. Are</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> there any homeschoolers out there who don't think it is such a bad thing to send a child to school, short term?</span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She is unsure how realistic it is to improve the scenario given her current circumstances.</span></li>
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</div>Savannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-17098979390197160022012-03-26T06:30:00.000-04:002012-03-26T06:35:40.558-04:00"Who Home Schools?" An interview with Tonya @ Homeschool Redux<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px;">It is my goal that this weekly feature will allow us to see the face of home schooling. I hope that it answers the questions - Who homeschools and why?</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I was homeschooled from first through twelfth grades and I always imagined that I would homeschool. Then, I had a baby out of wedlock and became a single mom living at home with my parents. During the brief time that I was a single mom, I wondered if I would be able to homeschool. I had to work outside the home to support myself and my daughter and the idea of homeschooling seemed overwhelming to me. When my husband and I met and I shared my philosophy of education with him he was - if not downright skeptical - at least a bit confused by it. He didn't really have an impression of what homeschooling was and when I tried to explain my unschooling tendencies to him he didn't understand at all. But he was willing to learn, to listen, and to try. When our daughter (my husband adopted her shortly after we were married) was around 3 or 4 and shortly before my son was born, I picked up a copy of The Unschooling Handbook and began to read portions of it aloud to him. By the end of the time we spent exploring that book he was sold. Our kids are six and two (almost three) and they never have nor do we ever have plans for them to be anything other than homeschooled. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">First and foremost that they will understand who God is and how and why He works in our lives. Our main goal is to raise them with a clear understanding of our Christian worldview and to impart the importance of that to them. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Our secondary goal is to teach them how to be the best at whatever they are called by God to be. We firmly believe that they were created with a purpose and that it is our job to guide, coach, lead and direct them as they seek out that purpose as well as to help them as they launch out into the world with the goal of fulfilling that purpose. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Do your children have extra curricular activities? If so, what are they? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Our daughter has been involved in dance classes, t-ball with the local little league, piano classes and karate classes. Whatever ignites her passion, we try to help her get involved with it. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Have you ever hired someone to teach a subject to your children? If so, why? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If it is something that we can't help them learn, we find other resources. There may be times as our children get older that their God-given talents will lead them into areas about which we know nothing. When and if that happens, we are committed to helping them learn what they need when they need through whatever means possible to us at that time - tutors, college courses, group activities and apprenticeships are just some of the ways that come to mind.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Have you graduated a child? Do you plan to teach through high school? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We are just getting started. Our current plans include high school, but that is several years away, so we will certainly listen for God's lead. I don't foresee that they would ever attend a government school, but there may be other educational paths opened to them during their teen years that we would take advantage of. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Do you have a defined style of instruction such as Classical, montessori, unschooling, or Charlotte Mason? Are you willing to share how you decided to use this method? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">As I said above, I have unschooling 'tendencies.' Because I was homeschooled all the way through and because my parents chose to involve me in quite a bit of the decision making as I got older, I had a lot of information on teaching methods, learning styles, etc. that I brought with me into this journey. My husband and I absolutely believe that God has made each of our children as unique individuals and so we are always in search of exactly what excites them, what makes them tick and how best to capitalize on their natural talents while at the same time helping them to work on areas where they might have weak points.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Because both of our children are younger, they and we are still exploring all that the world has to offer them and so we just try as much as possible to have fun exploring the world with them. Later on, as they begin to really branch out into areas that they want to learn, we plan to help them go confidently in those directions through whatever methods work best for them.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Recently our daughter has begun to come to us with requests to learn certain things. For instance, she came to me several months ago and expressed a desire to learn to read. I found a phonics program that seemed to work well for her and we began exploring the concept of reading together. She already had some of the basics down, just by virtue of the fact that we keep a lot of books around, I love to read, I often read to her and her brother and we have quite a few DVDs, phonics puzzles, games, etc. on hand for them to play. She picked up very quickly with the basics of phonics and now we are working on understanding some sight words and the intricacies of our crazy English language. Just this morning she asked me how to spell light. I told her. She questioned the use of the 'gh' and so we discussed usage of that particular digraph and I could see the lightbulb go on above her head as she began to understand. I love those moments! So, our 'method' is to help them find appropriate ways to learn the things they are ready to learn whenever they are ready to learn it. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What does your schedule look like? Do you start early and finish just after lunch? Or do you start later in the day? Do you teach through the summer? And if so, why? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Because we don't use any one curriculum, our schedule these days is pretty varied. My son is a morning person, so I often let him get on my computer to play with the ABC activities at <a href="http://Starfall.com/"><span style="color: #2c00af; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Starfall.com</span></a> first thing in the morning. This keeps him happy and intrigued while I have time to get some coffee, check my email and wake up. My daughter wakes up a bit later and needs her breakfast first, so they have some breakfast and then we'll usually do any 'formal' school activities that we have planned (if any) for that day. Those only usually come up if my daughter has initiated them by asking to learn some new subject, which is happening more frequently these days. Right now we're working on handwriting, reading and math using Life of Fred. (This is reading, writing and arithmetic - and it's all child led!) After that little bit of 'formal' learning, we spend the rest of the day doing whatever else suits our fancy. Most days that includes me doing some computer work for the small business that we own with my parents and it also usually includes my daughter playing some sort of game on the computer. There are of course the other activities of our household - household clean-up, self grooming, playing with toys, cooking, baking, reading together, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Do you home school for religious reasons? If so what religion are you? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I guess you could say that we homeschool for religious reasons - it is one of the reasons! We are Christians and we want very much for our children to be able to discern Truth from lies. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If you were to recommend a book(s) to a new or prospective home school parent, what would you choose? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There are so many fantastic books that are out there, but more and more these days I turn to the blogosphere for information and ideas and that is what I also usually recommend to those who come to me looking for information. I do also often recommend books by John Taylor Gatto. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What was your number one concern or worry when you started out on this endeavor? Has it continued to be your main issue? Why has it changed? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Sometimes I worry that I'm missing the boat - that I'm not 'doing this right.' I have to remind myself that just as every child is unique so is every family. Therefore, the path that we take will never, ever look just like the path taken by any other family. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What aspect of home schooling do you enjoy the most? What part do you greatly dislike? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">My favorite part of all is being able to spend so much time with my children and to be able to witness so much of their changes and firsts and learning moments. I can't imagine having to send them somewhere else and not be with them all day! I can't think of anything about homeschooling that I greatly dislike. There are certainly some days that I need a break, but my husband is actually very good at allowing me to go out for Mom's Night Out nights with my girlfriends on a regular basis, so I get that much needed mom time! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Are/Were there any subjects that you felt incapable of adequately teaching? Have you overcome this? If so can you explain how you have achieved this? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Well, like mentioned above, I could never teach my daughter dance or piano. As far as 'normal' school subjects, we are still beginning our journey, so not so far! I'm pretty comfortable with addition, subtraction and phonics. :-) </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Is there anything that you would like others to know about your home schooling? </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">One thing for which I am incredibly grateful is my large amount of support. I am surrounded by both family and friends who are either completely on board with our decision to homeschool or at least respect us enough not to question the decision. One thing I would definitely counsel those who are considering homeschool for the first time is to surround yourself with a lot of support. Especially if you have those in your close family who are not supportive, be sure to find a supportive group of friends - either those who you already know or by finding a local group of homeschoolers.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Tonya is a wife and homeschooling mother of two small children. As a second generation homeschooler, she has been on both sides of the aisle and knows what it is like to be a homeschooled student, to live life after homeschool, and to teach her own children. Together with her husband and parents they own JIB Proudctions, LLC. You can find them on the web at Journal in a BoxTM. She is also a freelance writer, has been an actor all her life, including dabbling in some professional acting for a great show in Las Vegas, Nevada called Marriage Can Be Murder, and a yarn hobbyist. She enjoys reading, writing, debating politics and hanging out with her family. </span></div>Savannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-21170264478683560852012-03-23T10:13:00.000-04:002012-03-23T10:18:57.679-04:00Home Education - Live {link party}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And eight titles in cursive with three different scripts - traditional, modern or italic.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Since my girl is six years old I reviewed The Basics book. The copy work content was relative to her age. It featured handwriting assignments on details of the American flag, buying and mailing stamps at the post office, and being polite and mannerly. These are all topics that are good for her to read and at her reading level.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I was also pleased that many of the Copycat titles are classical in nature and that author uses the NIV version for most of her Biblical copy work.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In an effort to bring you some of these deals I am kicking off Thursday Give-Away-Day. Below, there are a list of people offering a variety of products that I have located around the web. Click on the picture and you will be directed to their site, where you can enter their drawing. Have fun and check back next week for more freebies.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you are a blog owner and you are giving away an item, please feel free to link up below. I would appreciate it if you would link back to me. Thanks!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Click on any image to be redirected to the site that is holding the drawing.)</span></div>
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