Not Another Homeschool Blog

You tube video: Text from video: This is my third attempt making this video because I tried to do a direct download to video and my mouth and words were out of sync.. and that looks crazy, but that's not the point of this video. Anyhow, so I had a discussion with my husband this morning and it was about a trip we are planning to California because my daughter was invited to perform on August 16th. The problem is that he homeschool program, Artios Academy which is arts related, starts the following Tuesday, two days later. So that meant we were going to have to hustle to get back in time for that or miss a day, which is technically missing a week since they only go once a week. I have having a hard time with that. I felt that we should go early to enjoy California instead of staying a week after. While staying a week after would probably make it more enjoyable, I felt like we should go a week early, but that would feel like work, because there are also rehearsals scheduled the ...

This video discusses why some people might not want you to homeschool. You will need to click through to you-tube to see the video I am referencing. Basically, in my case, my old TaeKwonDo Master demanded I stop homeschooling so I could spend more time at the Dojo... in his service. He failed to understand that when given a choice, I would drop him like a hot potato before putting him before my kids. I have had similar conversations with other people. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit My Education Column at Examiner.com Great Deals on School & Homeschool Curriculum

I know its time to stop talking about this and to home that the teacher who started this noise goes away. Still, it's a free country and I really wanted to get in my last word on this subject. This video gives and analogy on how homeschooling and public education and teachers are different, so there really isn't a reason for such dissention... or is there? Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit My Education Column at Examiner.com Great Deals on School & Homeschool Curriculum

This video explains what I have been doing for the past year (as I had not made a video in that year). It dispels the myth of socialization, and talks a little about our plan for the upcoming year including putting a few college credits under out belt. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit My Education Column at Examiner.com Great Deals on School & Homeschool Curriculum

What do you get when you combine Facebook type networking and College academics? You get Coursehero.com . Coursehero is a website that was built for students by students as a means to communicate with each other and with professors to increase a students understanding in a subject and to excell. For example, as a student in a college math course, if you find that you need can't figure out a math homework solution , you can go to the site and pull of answers other students have given instead of waiting for the teacher to review it in the classroom. You can also get a professor to explain it and have other students explain how they came their answer. Coursehero.com is also aligned with severat textbooks so you can work with actual examples and solutions that are taught in your textbook. It is also valuable should you miss a class you can go online and ask fellow students for Math Lecture notes that you didn't get in class. Homeschoolers can also find this site useful as ...