Not Another Homeschool Blog

Don't you just love it when non homeschoolers and anti-homeschoolers grill you on how you will teach your homeschooler Algebra, Geometry, or Trig? First of all, they assume that we never learned these subjects in the first place (but at lease 70% of us have). Secondly they think just because they have forgotten how to do math since they have left highschool that so have we. While it's true that some of us do have trouble teaching homeschooler some subjects, people don't give us credit for having basic common sense. It is as if we don't have enough sense to look outside of ourselves should the subject matter get a little touch for us parents. Enter homeschool tutor. When my first child reached pre-Algebra a few years ago, I got a bit unnerved when I taught my son a math concept wrong. Realizing my mistake, I ran right out and hired a tutor. The tutor helped my son for two years and while she was teaching him, I listened in and asked questions about areas where I w...

I normally don't sell my homeschool books, but there were a few that I really didn't see myself using or referring to again. They are for sale on Ebay. Titles include Teaching Textbooks Geometry and Critical Thinking materials. I really liked these items and they were very helpful in homeschooling my kids. I used to use Ebay heavily to make money and I always use it to buy homeschool materials. The problem is that the site was losing popularity due to high shipping and listing fees. They are, however, working to fix those problems and are now allowing people to list 5 items for free each month. 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

A new Carnival of Homeschooling has been published at the Why Homeschool Blog. It includes posts from homeschoolers of all walks of life. Enjoy 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

Here are some of my recent homeschool and education blogs from the websites I work for. Homeschool Curriculum Review: Educator.com I was introduced to a new online education program called simply Educator. This website is geared toward higher level high school instruction, more specifically, AP level courses. Homeschool Q & A: Homeschooling for Senior Year in High School I recently received the following question by email: I am going to be a Senior in High School. I don't want to go back to high school because I am having a bad experience and I have had enough. Homeschool Cash: Can homeschooling be profitable? I recently stumbled across an advertisement that promises to show you how to make money by homeschooling. No More Rules! In my previous post answering homeschool questions for a young lady who wants to homeschool her senior year of high school, it was clear that her questions were the result of 12+ years of public school restrictions. Education jobs: Homeschool instructor...

Get your voice heard! Submit a blog entry to the Carnival of homeschooling so that hundreds of homeschoolers around the country can read your blog and commiserate and share with you. To find out more, and submit your blog post go to: http://whyhomeschool.blogspot. com/2005/12/where-to-send- your-submission-for-next.html 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

Here's an interesting report on homeschooling. I noticed some inacuracies or over generalizations especially in the comments below the video. comments from video "Home schooling is a growing force in the United States, where families opt out of the public education system in favour of parent-supervised study. The country's growing evangelical Christian communities are largely behind the growth, seeking to teach their children Biblical creationism instead of the scientific theory of evolution. But home schooling by politically progressive families is also on the rise." I believe this is a UK story 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