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5 things this first year homeschooler is thankful for

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

As most people today, I have been giving some thought to how much I have to be grateful for. On this year’s list are some things that are...
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American kids watch more than 28 hours of TV a week. Do homeschooled kids watch more? Um...

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

I had a secret fear when we started homeschooling that I would just let my kids watch TV for hours in an attempt to get them out of my hair or occupy...
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The seperation between mom and teacher--being both all the time

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I think one of the hardest parts of homeschooling is that I am fully mom and fully teacher all.the.time. I don’t go home at the end of a rough...
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Homeschooling 101: How to do school when your kids are away from you

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 3 comments

Last week was the first time the girls did school away from me for an extended time. Grammy asked if the girls could visit for a few days. After...
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Homeschooling 101: Don't invest a ton of money into homeschooling (at least at first)

Something I’ve done right as we’ve started homeschooling is to not buy a whole bunch of curriculum. I began with a used unit-study based...
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Homeschooling is NOT all rainbows and sunshine--thoughts from this selfish mom

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This week marks our 2nd month of homeschooling. And, it turns out, homeschooling is not all rainbows and sunshine. The past few months have revealed...
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Including siblings in homeschooling events--being inclusive is the rule of the day

So you know, siblings are generally always welcome at homeschool events. I had the mark of a newbie every time I didn’t bring all my kids along...
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How do you homeschool a reluctant (or just distracted) learner? Ugh.

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I am frustrated because I am dealing with a reluctant learner. She isn’t reluctant to learn, per se, just reluctant to learn anything I say she...
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What counts as 'schooling' in your homeschool life? Pretty much everything!

Since I have become much more aware of keeping track of our homeschool hours, I have come to agree with the common homeschool mantra that...
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Good homeschooling days--learning to let go of my lesson plans

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We only get one-maybe two-of these days a week; days where things go sort-of according to plan. Or, at least days I feel like we've made some kind...
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