At one point, not so long ago, homeschooling your children was against the law. In some countries, it still is, as we`ve seen with Germany.
Now, I`ve seen a lot of families turn to homeschooling because they felt it was a good idea or their children had trouble with mainstream schooling and I`m curious . . [...]
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Often we think of homeschooling as a time to teach our children, but you can end up learning just as much as they do! It`s great to embrace the fact that you can pick up new knowledge and show your kids by example how to learn.
There are so many opportunities for family learning that I [...]
When I was a child, it was a big deal to be the first one to make tracks in the new snow. Being the oldest, my schoolwork was a little harder than that of my younger sisters . . . . but when it snowed, the three of us would work as hard as we [...]
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When I was in the first few grades, we didn`t talk about homeschooling much because it was still illegal where we lived. That meant we didn`t know any other homeschooled kids either and since this was before the internet, my parents had no communication with other parents who were teaching their children at home. It [...]
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Parents have a lot of reasons not to homeschool, but how valid are they?
It`s perfectly normal for parents to find themselves doubting their decisions sometimes and one of the decisions that can be a real anxiety producer is choosing to keep your kids home. Even if you are completely convinced that it`s the best thing . . . there will be days when you wonder.
I was homeschooled [...]
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If you aren`t sure what a podcast is, it`s essentially an online radio show. While you can listen to them live, they are also available for download and you can then listen to the show at your leisure. I personally like to listen to podcasts while I do a more mundane task like folding laundry [...]
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You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy again. ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762
One of the things I appreciate the most about homeschooling is the [...]
It isn`t always math and writing that are the only important subjects to be found in a homeschool. This does depend on the family, since there are some parents who tend to focus almost exclusively on this, however, my personal view of homeschooling is that it is a method of preparing our children for life.
What [...]
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