Archive for the ‘Home schooling’ Category

My latest at Homeschool Bliss

11.14.08

For those of you interested, my latest post at Homeschool Bliss is up. It's about that much feared and misunderstood "S" word: socialization. It's the first in a series of how to find social opportunities for the home educated student. Go check it out, and if any of my non-home educating ...

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Friday night square dance

10.22.08

Last Friday we went square dancing with our home school group. The weeks leading up to it, I wasn't all that keen on going. Square dancing? Who does square dancing anymore? I had a list of reasons why it wasn't the best idea. Kids are tricky creatures. When you think ...

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Home school family on YouTube (or fly your freak flag with pride)

9.10.08

Oh, I love this! The music, the spoofy-ness! The ability to laugh at yourself is so vital in life, even more so when you live life different than most. And we home schoolers are fabulous at doing things... different. Enjoy, friends, and relish being "weird". HT: Homeschool Hacks What part do you ...

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Today is September 1

9.1.08

Today is September 1. If you teach your children at home, many of you are back to the books, and if not yet, you're getting ready to start again after the summer break. The school room (if you have one - I don't) is clean and organized, book shelves (we've ...

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Me vs. the public school evangelist

8.19.08

I'm not kidding. A ten year old boy preached his school to me. It happened as I drove my car full, plus one more, home from Vacation Bible School. One of Peter's friends from church invited for an afternoon of Lego's and computer games. Out of the blue, this boy's voice ...

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