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How to Use the Guttenberg Project (online site) as a Free Homeschool Curriculum How to Use BrainPop as your Low Cost Homeschool Curriculum How to Use the Internet for Homeschooling Curriculum

Introduction Who needs money to homeschool when you have access to the public library? Every city big and small has a public library system with multiple locations and an endless amount of information you can consume.  Read more

I am glad we homeschool because we get to choose our kids classmates. Even with my kids taking classes outside the home, as homeschoolers we still have a bit of control over our kids classmates. Since it is a paid program, we can demand the directors take action on problem kids and/or move out kids if needed. We don't have to deal with our kids being lumped in with students who beat teachers, which happened in a local middle school this week. Teacher speaking out about beating Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

Introduction Time4learning is the website I used to homeschool my kids for several years. Time4learning provides an interactive online curriculum for children in grades pre-school through 8th grade. I found it extremely useful and well organized. Still, you need a little organization to use it. Here are my tips for using Time4learning as your Low Cost Homeschool Curriculum. read more

Introduction Starting a homeschool blog is a great way to share your homeschooling journey with other people. It allows other homeschoolers to know they are not alone and homeschoolers to share information with each other. If you want to start a homeschooling blog, here is what you need to do. read more

Introduction Homeschool opponents like to point out that homeschoolers have limited access to extracurricular activities and elective classes. The truth, however, is that with a bit of work and creativity a homeschooler's options for electives are endless. Here are some ways you can find homeschool electives for your kids.  read more

The Guttenberg Project eBook Site is an Excellent Source for Homeschoolers If you homeschool you should be aware of the Guttenberg Project eBook website. The purpose of The Guttenberg project eBook website is to provide all public domain works free to the public as soon as ... By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

Personally, I believe that the latter is the way things should be. In order to earn a living, children should be prepared through learning. Instead schools are paying kids to learn. Am I the only one that is bothered by this? Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

If you have been reading my lost files from the first 2 years of my homeschooling journey, You should know that the series is complete. I didn't add the last few chapters as they are horribly outdated. I need to work on them and will go back and re edit the entire series into an e-book for new homeschoolers. Anyway the series is below. Enjoy! The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter ...

Why Homeschoolers Will Not Take the GED There are many people under the impression that a homeschoolers should take the GED exam to prove they know enough to graduate from homeschooling. Homeschoolers disagree.

In regards to SB 36 and SB 37, new laws in the works in Utah allowing homeschoolers to participate in extra curricular activities, the problems stem from a basic mistrust of parents. No one even tried to hide this apparent mis trust. The problem come with SB 37 where they feel public school parents will switch their kids to homeschooling to keep academically poor kids playing. I find this idiotic. To think that a parent is going to change their entire lifestyle to cheat the system to allow little Jummy, who is failing in school to stay on the football field. These people have no iidea about what it takes to homeschool a child. At least some people agree with me. Several legislators bristled at the idea that parents would lie about their children's grades so they could play sports. "Somehow, every parent is suspect and a closet perjurer ready to abandon their honor so their child can participate in extracurricular activities," said Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Lehi, who s...

Larel Springs an online homeschooling website has announced the winner of the "Why homeschool is cool" contest. Hazel Newlevant, 15, of Portland, Oregon, an artistic and creative homeschool student, received the coveted grand prize title and $1,000 for her video entry entitled "What I like About Homeschooling." Hazel drew black and white illustrations that she brought to life with full animation. The video expresses that the world is a homeschool student's classroom, not a homeroom -- showing that homeschool students can read, paint and do science experiments outside with other homeschool students. Hazel also provided the background piano music, Edvard Greig's "Watchman's Song." View Hazel's video at http://www.laurelsprings.com/videocontest/ Check it out... it's quite cool. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

How to Keep the Fun in Homeschooling If you are too caught up in creating a school environment at home, you will suck all of the fun right out of homeschooling. Here are some things you can do to keep the fun in homeschooling. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

The Jubilee Academy is one of the more popular and long-standing names in Homeschooling. It is a Christian, bible-based, online homeschool program for students from Kindergarten to grade 12. It is fully accredited. I am a strong advocate of using technology to educate children. Having used an online technology based homeschooling program myself for several years, I know that combining computers with homeschooling is the right thing to do for children. Jubilee Academy uses a combination of EBooks, Videos, Workbooks and CD-ROMs to educate students. Students can receive curriculum support any hour of the day or night. For Preschoolers, Jubilee Academy is built upon weekly themes in unit-study fashion. Elementary students study reading and language arts, math, social studies, creation science, and have religious instruction. Middle school courses are designed to prepare your student for high school classes. Parents are encouraged to mix and match grade levels to meet a students s...

Online Flexible Learning Programs (Unschooling with a Diploma) Flexible learning programs are programs that will facilitate an unschooler to get a diploma. Here are a few online schools that offer online flexible learning programs. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)   

Homeschooling Your Kids Can Make You Smarter I just discovered a new hidden benefit of homeschooling that I had to write about right away. Did you know that homeschooling your kids can make you smarter? By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

Maybe You Should Just Concentrate on Your Cholesterol Many people who lose to weight also need to lower their cholesterol. Losing weight would of course make them look good and improve health. Concentrating on lowering cholesterol first would prolong t... By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)   

Super Nanny Exposes Bad Homeschooling ... Or Does It? The internet is abuzz over a recent episode of Super Nanny. While it is clear that these "homeschooling" girls were being neglected educationally and emotionally abused, I am not so sure that this sa... By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)  

Homeschooling and Educational Neglect Educational neglect occurs when a child is allowed to be repeatedly truant from school, or is of mandatory school age and not participating in any kind of educational program. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)  

Here's the quote: "Yet after seven months and four letters, some students still have not had the shot and risk being barred from school, although the district has promised home schooling." Here's the story the quote comes from. I find it amusing that homeschooling is such a problem until it serves the school districts needs. Plus, it seems that they are using homeschooling as a threat. "Do what we say or homeschool your kids". Most amusing of all, is that is what spurred me to homeschool. I was told do what we say, or homeschool your daughter. I said "OK", and I did. I am still doing it almost 5 years later. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

On one of my homeschool email lists I read the story of a mother who was told that in addition to providing attendance to the school district, that she also had to send curriculum information. (The middle school secretary told her this when she withdrew her daughter from the 7th grade. ) The truth is, all she had to do was send an intent to homeschool notice to the school district, and send in monthly "attendance sheets". She didn't even have to withdraw her child, or speak to the school secretary. (although the withdrawal process keeps the school from calling to see where your kid is.) OK. First of all, do not listen to the school secretary. What does she know about homeschool regulations. Second of all, read your states homeschooling laws. Do no more than they require. The reason I am telling you this is because school officials will go beyond what is legal to make homeschooling difficult to you. Many are just telling you what they are told so you need to go st...

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 Chapter 9 : A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 2 Chapter 10 : Homeschool Burn-out Chapter 11 : At Their Own Pace Chapter 12 : A tailored Education Chapter 13 :How To Homeschool If, you have decided to homeschool, or at least are giving it a great deal of consideration. There are many things to deliberate. First, you ...

What You Can Teach Your Homeschoolers Using the Discovery Channel For homeschooled children, science and history come to life on the Discovery Channel. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

I put together this little homeschooling glossary. I hope you like it. A Homeschoolers Glossary: Accidental-Charter 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 1 A Homeschoolers (Home School) Glossary: Classical-Copywork 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 2 Homeschool Terms You Should Learn: Cover- Detox 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 3 The Homeschoolers Glossary: Diagnostic-Government 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 4 A Homeschoolers (home School) Grading-Independent 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 5 A Homeschoolers Glossary: Journal-Network 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 6 Homeschool Glossary: Newbie-Portfolio 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 7 A Homeschoolers Home School Glossary: Positive-Self 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 8 Homeschoolers Home School Glossary: Sight-S-word 100 Words a Homeschooler Should Know Part 9 A Homeschoolers Glossary: Textbook-...

Do You Think You Need a Homeschool Consultant? Homeschool consultants will offer to help you do everything from handling your paperwork to overseeing your child's education. Before you hire one, there are things you should be aware of. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

I just got a note from collegedegree.com. I am featured on their blog and am #9 on their list of 50 top homeschooling blogs. Check out the list. It talks about some of my favorite blogs. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

Take Time to Visit a Homeschool Conference or Two One of the best things that I did my first year of homeschooling was to attend several homeschool conferences. I met authors of homeschooling books I had read. I heard from homeschool experts of who... By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

Yesterday I reported that New York is no longer giving homeshoolers special education and and therapy services. Now I have read that a court ruling threating to p ull the plug on Wisconsin Virtual schools. I find this all very interesting. Let me see if I am getting this right... Parents become disenfranchised Parents begin homeschooling kids Schools see that homeschooling takes money from them Schools want to lure parents back and offer virtual schools and other services Homeschooling parents are smarter than that, and take the services, but don't go back to the schools. Schools pull the plug and cut homeschoolers at the knees. Now here's what hasn't happened yet.... Ready? Homeschoolers get over it, find other resources and keep homeschooling. Duh! Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

I get google alerts each morning on topics I am interested in reading about. Of course homesschooling is on my list of alerts. For the past few days, I have been getting posts by Articlespad and they have been doing a daily article on homeschooling. They are so annoying. It is painfully obvious that these posts are not written by a homeschooler, but hired out by an article farm and some idiot (yes I said it) looks up homeschooling and writes some crap from their anti-homeschooling point of view. Today's topic: What You Should Know About Home Schooling Socialization. Apparently, "After all, children cannot socialize whenever they are not around other children. Therefore, home school socialization is at a huge disadvantage." Ugh. Previous articles include Possible Home School disadvantages. Previously, Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

It looks like New York decided that it is not in their best interest to provide homeshoolers with special education services. I find this interesting because in the state of Georgia, where I currently reside, the public school solicit us like crazy to provide special education services. They want the homeschoolers back in the schools because even a part time student will allow the school to get big time money. But New Yorkers are wily (as a Native New Yorker I can say that) and are quick to call on every free service they can get. But the poop hit the proverbial fan when parents in St. Lawrence County requested the schools provide physical therapy for their homeschool daughter. The child has club feet and numerous other problems. Therapy for this child was going to cost the school a pretty penny. I am sure the school administrators envisioned wings on its subsidy dollars. After all, such physical therapy is far more costly than the speech therapy and reading help Georgia pub...

The Charlotte Mason Approach to Homeschooling There are numerous ways to homeschool a child. One of the many approaches to homeschooling is the Charlotte Mason Approach. By A.Hermitt (dreahwrites)

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 Chapter 9 : A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 2 Chapter 10 : Homeschool Burn-out Chapter 11 : At Their Own Pace Chapter 12 : A tailored Education In giving your child a customized, individualized education, one must realize that allowing the child to progress at his or her own pace is only half of the process. Equal...

The Connecticut Newspaper Courant.com profiled homeshooled teen Erin O' Launaigh of Cheshire. She started homeschooling after becoming very sick with a form of hemophilia. REad more of her story here: Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

Homeschool Supplements on CD-ROM By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007 When I started homeschooling, my kids I wanted to make it as much fun as possible. Of course, I wanted them to learn at the same time. Here are some of our favorite CD Rom educational Supplements: Read more»

 What is the Problem with Being a Christian Homeschooler? By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007   I get many questions asking for questions that assume all homeschoolers are conservative Christians. The questions are often accusatory and stereotypical. Read more»

Homeschool Camps for 2008 By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007 If you and your homeschooled kids are itching for some serious homeschool socialization, perhaps you should consider visiting a homeschool camp. There are homeschool camps all over the United States. Read more»

 Homeschool Bloggers Are Never Lonely By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007   With the sheer magnitude of the number of homeschooling blogs online, I would argue that homeschoolers manage to keep themselves very well connected. Read more»

Hidden Benefits of Homeschooling By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007 A great many homeschooling benefits are evident even to those who oppose homeschooling. In addition to these homeschooling benefits are rewards that are happening behind the scenes. Read more»

Just because someone claims to be homeschooling, doesn't mean they are doing it. So just in case you are not aware of it, another mother has killed her 'homeschooled' children. Of course, Authorities are blaming homeschooling. There are several problems with this. First of all, the mother was obviously mentally disturbed. The neigbhors new it. The relatives new it. The children's Godmother new it. Second, the mother never even files the necessary papers for homeschooling (which a real homeschooling mom would do as she wouldn't want trouble from the start). In addition, school officials reported her to the authorities long before the children were killed. Still the New York Times entitles and article, "Lack of Supervision Noted in Deaths of Home-Schooled". What utter crap! Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

Autistic Parents Having Great Success in Homeschooling By dreahwrites , Dec 28, 2007 In reading messages from various homeschooling boards I noticed a great deal of the homeschoolers on the boards have autistic kids. It worried me until I found out how successful autistic homeschoolers are. Read more»

What is Afrocentric Homeschooling By dreahwrites , Dec 21, 2007 Did you know there was such thing as afrocentric homeschooling? Afrocentric homeschoolers are families who incorporate black positive or pro black curriculum into their educational approach. Read more»

Don't Expect Every Homeschooler to Be a Homeschooling Advocate or Spokesperson By dreahwrites , Dec 21, 2007 A homeschool advocate is one who speaks out on behalf of homeschoolers. One does not have to be a homeschooler to be a homeschool advocate, and being a homeschooler does not make you a homeschool advocate. Read more»

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 Chapter 9 : A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 2 Chapter 10 : Homeschool Burn-out Chapter 11 : At Their Own Pace Probably the single most important benefit of homeschooling is the fact that you can give your child a customized, individualized education. By definition alone, homeschooling is an individualized educatio...

Web Based Instruction Could Improve Public Schooling By dreahwrites , Dec 20, 2007 Web based instruction has shown itself to be quite effective. People receive college degrees online each year. High school students complete classes and make up courses, get their GED, and high school diplomas. Read more»

Unschoolers, Crazy like a Fox By dreahwrites , Dec 20, 2007 Public educators think they're crazy. Classical homeschoolers call them lazy at best. Unschoolers call themselves free. But there just might be some genius in unschooling. Read more»

Ideas for Teaching US History By dreahwrites , Dec 20, 2007 US History is taught in Elementary, Middle, and High School. If you stopped a person on the street and asked them questions about US history they will not be able to answer you. US history is taught ineffectively. Read more»

Recognizing Signs of Underachievement in Schools By dreahwrites , Dec 20, 2007 There is an epidemic of underachievement in schools. To tackle the problem of underachievement in schools, parents and teachers must first realize that a child is not reaching his or her full potential. Read more»

Raising Twice Special (Twice Exceptional) Children By dreahwrites , Dec 19, 2007 According to the twice-exceptional website, "Children who are gifted in intelligence account for three to five percent of all children. Read more»

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Why Are We Still Testing Children? By dreahwrites , Dec 19, 2007 Students today would rather their teacher get hit by a car, than to have to take a test. Some would rather be hit by the car themselves. Kids hate tests. Yet, every new effort to approve schooling involves more testing. Read more»

Dealing with Sexual Harassment in Schools Sexual harassment isn't just for the workplace anymore. For as long as I can remember, and probably long before that it has been a problem in the schools. Read more» of this associated content article

 The Fallacy of Self Esteem Programs in School By dreahwrites , Dec 18, 2007   The second biggest movement in schools next to No Child Left Behind is Self Esteem Programs. Self-esteem programs in schools are designed to make children feel good about themselves. Read more»

What is School Choice? By dreahwrites , Dec 18, 2007 School choice allows students to attend any public or private school they wish within a district. Some oppose school choice vehemently, and others support it. Read more» of this article I wrote for Associated Content

The Importance of School Recess New schools all over the country are being built without playgrounds. Older schools are leaving the playground abandoned. School administrators feel that time is better spent improving academic performance. Read more»

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 Chapter 9 : A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 2 Chapter 10 : Homeschool Burn-out When I began reading and studying about homeschooling, I noticed that every book I read mentioned the possibility of burn out or stress. .What weak-minded individuals., I thought. .How can your own children burn you...

Are 'No Talking' in School Rules Unreasonable? The first thing most people say to homeschoolers is that they will not get enough socialization if they are not in school. That argument point never made sense to me because I just do not see how schools allow socialization at all with all of the No Talking Rules. Read more»

If Physical Education Should Impact a Child for Life, It's Time to Make Some Changes Physical education programs in schools are meant to develop a student by giving them knowledge, skills, and capabilities to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Read more»

No Child Left Behind... What it Really Means By dreahwrites , Dec 18, 2007 Besides being bogged down in legal lingo, the NCLB law is also bogged down with things like too much testing that does not allow for true learning. Read more» What Does No Child Left Behind Mean? By dreahwrites , Dec 18, 2007 No Child Left Behind is a buzzword created to mean schools should be improved, especially the worst schools. But what does it really mean? Read more»

Through the varying levels of each of the intelligences that we have, each person has a unique cognitive profile. Read more» of this article I wrote for associated content

Few things are more important in educating a child than motivation. Parents and teachers must find ways to keep students engaged in the learning process. Read more» of this article I wrote for Associated Content

Just read a post at Mom is Teaching which talks about a post at Just enough mentioning 5 Homeschool must have's for 2008. I can't say there are things I seek or am in need of. But, of all the things we have (regarding homeschooling), here are five things we would be hard pressed to give up. 1. Tween Snuggles. I have tweens who still snuggle. I fear the day when that will end. My 11 year old daughter still sits on me (I didn't say on my lap because she is too big for my lap.) She just walks up and plops down right on top of me. Many times we both topple to the floor. My 13 year old son (who we call big bear) will slowly stroll up and lay on top of our backs. (We tend to lay on our stomachs on the floor or bed while watching TV, or using our laptops.) He lays right on top of us from anywhere from 30 seconds for a quick hug, or until we proclaim that we can no longer breath. My husband has managed to tough it out for a couple of hours. 2. Laptops. There are four of us in th...

When a teacher follows a class through consecutive grades, it is called looping. Students benefit from looping because of reduced anxiety about meeting and working with new teachers each year. Read more» of this article I wrote for Associated Content

When are people going to stop beating that dead horse. A homeschooler not socializing with other homeschoolers, neighborhood friends, relatives, church friends, friends at sports events is as unnatural as: bees not buzzing fish not swimming dogs not barking teens not kissing. Do you get the point yet. Homeschoolers have lives too! Right n ow my 13 year oldson is at a party from which I will pick him up in the morning... and no, it is not church sponsored!... oh, and there are girls there (who will sleep at another house). I drive my kids around so much I am thinking about putting a taxi meter in my car... but then I'd have to raise their allowance so they could pay me. The only real difference between homeschoolers and non homeschoolers is that we teach our own kids, or facilitate our own kids education. UGH... I don't know why I bother... I am probably just preaching to the choir again. What set me off today. Unofficial (Evil) homeschool (anti-society) networks (subversion g...

While both sides of the brain look the same, they serve different functions. If you are right brained your thinking would be more logical, sequential and rational, as opposed to taking a more creative approach like most left brained people. Read more»

The Lost Files Prologue What a Difference A Year Makes Part 1 Chapter 1: What a Difference A Year Makes Part 2 Chapter 2: Background Influences Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 1 Chapter 3: What Am I doing? Part 2 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 1 Chapter 4: Best Laid Plans.... Part 2 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 1 Chapter 5: Socialization? Part 2 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 1 Chapter 6 : I thought I already knew my children! Part 2 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 1 Chapter 7 : Leaving the School System Part 2 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 1 Chapter 8: Choosing Curriculum Part 2 Chapter 9: A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 1 Chapter 9 : A Typical Homeschooling Day? Part 2 As you can see, (from part one of this post) homeschooling does not necessarily mean that we spend the whole day stuck in the house with our nose in the books. It also does not mean the children automatically become perfect angels. We do a great deal of learning outsi...