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In his State of the Union address a few days ago, President Barack Obama stated that “We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.”  Yet it is sometimes difficult to get students excited about studying science.  Enter the International Year of Chemsitry (IYC), a yearlong, worldwide celebration of chemistry sponsored by some of the leading international chemistry organizations in the world.  As Andrew Liveris (president of the International Council of Chemical Associations, one main sponsor of the event) notes, “95 percent of the things that touch our lives — such as food, water, shelter, transportation, and medicine — are made possible through chemistry,” and the goal of the IYC is to help show people just how important chemistry is in daily life.   To get students involved in the celebration, the IYC designed a Global Experiment called “Water: A Chemical ...

We have been overwhelmed with our lives these last few weeks.  First there was the snow... tons and tons of snow by Atlanta standards.   This allowed me to get work done and my kids to focus on their school work for a minute.  Then there was a tragedy in another local homeschool family that had quite an effect on our hearts and made us  very sad.  We didn't get a lot of work done that week. I am really glad for homeschooling because when we are hurting we can take time out and just be still until we can catch out breath and move on.  Fortunately we can balance this with times when we are knee-deep in books and rarely come up for air.  FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE WalletPop Contributor Brighthub Contributor

I have been writing homeschool articles for new website.  Here are my most recent Articles: Homeschool and a GED Program Homeschool and the GED program is a sticky subject in homeschooling circles. Homeschoolers tend to frown upon the GED as it gives the impression that the student is a drop-out. Still, the GED is an easy way to prove the student has reached a public school graduate equivalent in education. Pre-Algebra Instruction for Homeschool Pre-algebra is the bridge between elementary school math, consisting of introductions to forms of higher math from algebra to statistics. Pre-algebra for homeschool instruction typically begins with strengthening previously taught concepts and ends with solving basic algebraic equations. Tips on How to Get Caught Up When You Are Behind in Homeschooling   Homeschoolers get behind in their curriculum for numerous reasons. Whether life circumstances interfere with...

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I didn't need a study to tell me that homeschooling has grown exponentially.  The number of homeschoolers I encounter has grown. The attitude of the general public toward homeschooling has changed.  The opportunities for homeschooling in my are are endless.  Nevertheless, here is the study to back up what I have noticed about changes in homeschooling. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) has released a study that estimates that there were 2.040 million K to 12 homeschooled students – or 4percent of all school-aged children – in the United States in the spring of 2010. Read more: http://www.christianpost.com/article/20110106/homeschooling-community-grows-beyond-2-million/ FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE WalletPop Contributor

Happy New Year ya'll.  It's 2011 and my son, my oldest of my two kids will graduate in 2012.  That seems almost crazy to me.  Even though it feels like we have been homeschooling forever.  Even though he stands a good 6 inches taller than me.  Even though he has show he is ready for college, it is hard to believe that the time has passed. Last year was a year of being still for me.  I was quite purposeful about it. I needed to get in touch with myself and I needed to make sure my kids were on track.  This year will be a year of action.  I am ready to take that last lap with gusto.  I am ready to be active, and vibrant, and dynamic and happy-er. Here's to 2011 FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE WalletPop Contributor