I thought homeschoolers weren't supposed to be afraid of lizards

 Another homeschooling myth debunked!

Yesterday a Gecko decided to grace us with his presence on the kitchen counter.  My daughter discovered him when she went to do the dishes.  He was about six inches long (tail included) and clearly a baby.  He scared us to death. Me, my 5'5" daughter and my 6'3" son were practically in hysterics as we scrambled around to find a bowl, (that we never planned to eat from again) to trap him under.  As much as we didn't want him in the kitchen, we also didn't want to trap him kill him or accidentally decapitate his tail.  That would be gross.

Finally, I took a cheap rubbermaid bowl and trapped him under it.  I was shaking by then, so I told the giant boy to take it from there and put him out side.  I went upstairs... I had to lay down for a minute.

Well, that didn't happen.  I discovered he was still there as I finished eating dinner!  (I didn't cook, but picked up dinner from the grocery store) The kids hadn't touched the lizard. They were saving it for daddy.

I had a neighborhood meeting to go to so I missed Dad's arrival.  I just assumed it was taken care of.... till time for my midnight snack.  I bumped the bowl, and he jumped out.

I screamed!  My daughter forced my protesting husband downstairs to take care of it.

(Let's just jump forward a little.  It was ugly. )

As we opened the back door to put out the lizard, a great bug grasshopper jumped in.  Putting him out was easier.

Oh, and now everyone is mad at me for keeping them awake last night to get rid of the lizard.  Apparently, I should have kept my surprise of finding him still there to myself.... and put him out too!

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Is it time to put your homeschoolers back in school?

This is a dilemma  many homeschoolers face.  Some times homeschoolers enroll into public school upon their own request.  For others, it was planned that they go to public high school from the beginning.  There there are those instances when other circumstances dictate enrolling a child into public school.  This article addresses this issue.

 

Homeschooling Questions and Answers: Enrolling Them in School

Not all homeschoolers do so for the entire k-12 process. This means that at one point or another, they will come to the decision to put their child back in school. This can be a difficult and heart-wrenching decision.

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The Pros and Cons of Having a Homeschool Mentor

If you mentor homeschoolers, so you go to far in instructing them, teaching them to do as you do?  Are those you mentor too reliant on you?  As a new homeschooler, do you follow your mentor too closely, too blindly?  Read:  The Pros and Cons of Having a Homeschool Mentor  "As wonderful and as useful as homeschool mentors are, there are cons as well as pros in having a homeschool mentor."

Published 9/3/2010 

 

 

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Homeschooling for only one year.

I run into alot of people who have decided to homeschool for just one year.  I tend to discourage this because it signifies a lack of commitment.  Still, there are times that it can still be a great idea.

Following is an article I recently wrote on this subject.

 

Homeschooling Questions and Answers: Homeschooling for One Year

Some people find they need a break from the regular grind and decide to homeschool for one year for any number of reasons. Hopefully they will find this advice to be helpful.

Published 9/3/2010 

 

 

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Homeschool: Why Would You Do That?

 Not all of the homeschooling questions I receive are from people looking to homeschool. Sometimes they come from people who are against it, or want to stir the pot. Here is one such question.

Question: Why would you want to homeschool your children?

Answer: Why wouldn't I want to homeschool my children? Seriously! If there is something crazy or

Final Curriculum Tweak!

OK, I think I've finally gotten it right!
 

One of the reasons we start homeschooling in August is so that by September 1, we have made all of our adjustments and are on track to complete our curriculum by late spring.

So far, I have adjusted the kids literature courses, Adjusted my son's Spanish, and this morning, I adjusted the Biology.

The literature courses (Skills or Literary Analysis and American Literature: Encouraging Thoughtful...

It's about following direction people (book giveaway winner)

Stat's tell me that dozens of people read my blog about the book giveaway.  Investigation told me that several people entered. But one... only one person followed instructions of the giveaway, and so the book goes to Mrs. C.

Mrs. C, please email me your information at ahermitt (at) gmail (dot) com.

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