Georgia Cyber Academy was profiled on the local news.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/205836/3/Going-to-a-virtual-charter-school
That's all find and Dandy. It is working for a lot of kids, although I also hear from a lot of kids it does not work for. But, if it rocks your boat, go for it.
But.... Please don't call it homeschooling.
If public school at home, and homeschooling becomes synonymous, people who want to homeschool without the governments help will lose their rights.
Ok... so I need to add a disclaimer here.
My kids are using Georgia Virtual School, which is individual classes provided online to all kids in the state, should they want to partake.
It walks the line between homeschool and public school. It is taught by public school teachers and paid for by the state, but the parent remains in charge of what the kids take.
(I dare say that if we don't agree with a grade, we could technically re-evaluate the kid and assign our own grade. )
Anyway, I am kinda preaching to myself here. Let's not confuse terms. It seems nitpicking, but we are dealing with people's freedoms here.
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Highschool Porfolio DONE
I just finished my son's homeschool portfolio for his application to SCAD. Included in it as a short syllabus from every course he's taken (or table of contents from the books he's used). A transcript, a reading list, a resume of activities and accomplishments, and a writing sample... probably his best essay to date.
He still has to submit his art portfolio in hopes of getting a scholarship and write his statement of purpose. I will mail it tomorrow, and am getting everything else submitted. We are hoping to have his application in by the end of Sept because I hear scholarships are first come, first served. We will apply to his second choice college in October. If we apply to others, it will be in November.
Feels good to have it done.
But it doesn't end there... getting my second child ready to take the PSAT in a month.
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He still has to submit his art portfolio in hopes of getting a scholarship and write his statement of purpose. I will mail it tomorrow, and am getting everything else submitted. We are hoping to have his application in by the end of Sept because I hear scholarships are first come, first served. We will apply to his second choice college in October. If we apply to others, it will be in November.
Feels good to have it done.
But it doesn't end there... getting my second child ready to take the PSAT in a month.
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Carnival of homeschooling - September 13, 2011
Welcome to the September 13, 2011 edition of carnival of homeschooling.
In reading the entries submitted to this Carnival of Homeschooling, I got to thinking about the different ways you can categorize homeschooling. Then, I got to thinking that it's pretty darn impossible to categorize. After all, homeschooling isn't a segment of our lives, it IS our lives and to me homeschooling is more like living and breathing and less like a thing we do.
Regardless, I did my best to present this carnival in bite size pieces giving you home stuff, school stuff, somewhere in between stuff, and other valuable stuff. Enjoy!
As a little bonus, I am including some FREE KINDLE BOOKS you can use in your homeschooliing journey. You don't need a Kindle to use them.
Home Stuff
Cristina Payne presents Perpetual Motion posted at Home Spun Juggling, saying, "Contemplations on the loose tile in the bathroom."
Fred Lee presents Preventing And Treating Sports Injuries In Kids posted at Parenting Squad.
Carol J. Alexander presents How to Motivate Your Child, part 2 posted at Everything Home with Carol.
Pamela Jorrick presents Bitter Sweet posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
Lisa Nehring presents Hi, My Name is Lisa, and I am not Wonder Woman.... posted at Golden Grasses.
School Stuff
Elena LaVictoire presents Homeschool Preschool. posted at My Domestic Church.
Jen presents Preschool and Toddler Fine Motor Sorting Activities posted at Frugal Kids.
Read Aloud ... Dad presents Classic Children's Fairy Tales - Best Illustrated Edition posted at Read Aloud Dad.
Danielle Thoma presents A Living Lesson posted at The Joyful Noise Schoolhouse.
Jamie Gaddy presents @TEOTD - IYO - is Spelling STILL important? - Blogs - Parent Community and Forum posted at Homeschool Online, saying, "Spelling is becoming a forsaken art, but today just as it was 100 years ago... spelling is vital."
Linda Dobson presents Homeschooling Parent Responds to Disney’s Teacher of the Year posted at PARENT AT THE HELM.
Patricia Oaklief presents How You Can Support Your Daughter in Math and Science posted at Amigram (Free Online Announcements) Blog.
Angela Gray presents You’re Supposed to do Experiements Over and Over, Right? - Team Gray! posted at team Gray!, saying, "We found a great experiment that we didn't do right. So we tried again. And we'll try again. That's why they love science over here."
Somewhere in Between Stuff
nak presents Community, not Co-op posted at Sage Parnassus
Melanie Grant presents How To Get Those Kiddie Engines Running in the Morning posted at Mel's Mouthful on Mothering.
Miss Nirvana presents Microscope pictures of sea shells from Lake Michigan posted at Nirvana Homeschooling.
Kelly @ The Homeschool Co-op presents Embracing the Home Learning Lifestyle posted at The Homeschool Co-op.
Andrea (me) Presents New School Year, New Habits at Notes from a Homeschooling Mom saying "Well, this doesn't happen every day, but it's certainly a nice goal".
Other Valuable Stuff
The Stone Age Techie presents A Different Kind of Memorial, a September 11 Memorial.
dixon.marino presents The 20 Oldest Books of All Time posted at Master of Library Science, saying, "If someone were to ask you what the oldest book you could think of was, you most likely wouldn't name one from this list. We often forget just how old literature is. The oldest literature dates back as far as 2600 BC.
This list of the twenty oldest books of all time offers a look at the thought process of early civilizations and represent the cultural heritage of us all."
Annette presents Higher Education: Economic Boon or Bubble? posted at CreditDonkey.com Tips, saying, "Is college still worth it? Let's take a look at student debt and demographics and the resulting employment and earnings."
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
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In reading the entries submitted to this Carnival of Homeschooling, I got to thinking about the different ways you can categorize homeschooling. Then, I got to thinking that it's pretty darn impossible to categorize. After all, homeschooling isn't a segment of our lives, it IS our lives and to me homeschooling is more like living and breathing and less like a thing we do.
Regardless, I did my best to present this carnival in bite size pieces giving you home stuff, school stuff, somewhere in between stuff, and other valuable stuff. Enjoy!
As a little bonus, I am including some FREE KINDLE BOOKS you can use in your homeschooliing journey. You don't need a Kindle to use them.
Home Stuff
Cristina Payne presents Perpetual Motion posted at Home Spun Juggling, saying, "Contemplations on the loose tile in the bathroom."
Fred Lee presents Preventing And Treating Sports Injuries In Kids posted at Parenting Squad.
Carol J. Alexander presents How to Motivate Your Child, part 2 posted at Everything Home with Carol.
Pamela Jorrick presents Bitter Sweet posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
Lisa Nehring presents Hi, My Name is Lisa, and I am not Wonder Woman.... posted at Golden Grasses.
School Stuff
Elena LaVictoire presents Homeschool Preschool. posted at My Domestic Church.
Jen presents Preschool and Toddler Fine Motor Sorting Activities posted at Frugal Kids.
Read Aloud ... Dad presents Classic Children's Fairy Tales - Best Illustrated Edition posted at Read Aloud Dad.
Amy @ Hope Is the Word presents Favorite Read Alouds posted at Hope Is the Word.
NerdMom presents Frugal Homeschooler: Fraction Help posted at NerdFamily Things.
Gidget presents Homeschool Online Resources for Games & Printouts posted at Homeschooling Unscripted, saying, "I've compiled a list of the online resources we use most often."
Danielle Thoma presents A Living Lesson posted at The Joyful Noise Schoolhouse.
Jamie Gaddy presents @TEOTD - IYO - is Spelling STILL important? - Blogs - Parent Community and Forum posted at Homeschool Online, saying, "Spelling is becoming a forsaken art, but today just as it was 100 years ago... spelling is vital."
Linda Dobson presents Homeschooling Parent Responds to Disney’s Teacher of the Year posted at PARENT AT THE HELM.
Patricia Oaklief presents How You Can Support Your Daughter in Math and Science posted at Amigram (Free Online Announcements) Blog.
Angela Gray presents You’re Supposed to do Experiements Over and Over, Right? - Team Gray! posted at team Gray!, saying, "We found a great experiment that we didn't do right. So we tried again. And we'll try again. That's why they love science over here."
Somewhere in Between Stuff
nak presents Community, not Co-op posted at Sage Parnassus
Melanie Grant presents How To Get Those Kiddie Engines Running in the Morning posted at Mel's Mouthful on Mothering.
Miss Nirvana presents Microscope pictures of sea shells from Lake Michigan posted at Nirvana Homeschooling.
Kelly @ The Homeschool Co-op presents Embracing the Home Learning Lifestyle posted at The Homeschool Co-op.
Andrea (me) Presents New School Year, New Habits at Notes from a Homeschooling Mom saying "Well, this doesn't happen every day, but it's certainly a nice goal".
Other Valuable Stuff
The Stone Age Techie presents A Different Kind of Memorial, a September 11 Memorial.
dixon.marino presents The 20 Oldest Books of All Time posted at Master of Library Science, saying, "If someone were to ask you what the oldest book you could think of was, you most likely wouldn't name one from this list. We often forget just how old literature is. The oldest literature dates back as far as 2600 BC.
This list of the twenty oldest books of all time offers a look at the thought process of early civilizations and represent the cultural heritage of us all."
Annette presents Higher Education: Economic Boon or Bubble? posted at CreditDonkey.com Tips, saying, "Is college still worth it? Let's take a look at student debt and demographics and the resulting employment and earnings."
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
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We're not nerds because we homeschool....
Actually, it's the other way around.
So I have to confess that I just spent the last 3 days at Dragon*Con, "is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!"
Thanks to my teenage daughter and her friends who turned us on to the fact that our fair city hosts this ginormous convention every year where you can dress up as your favorite sci-fi or cartoon character, and get involved up to your elbows in the culture of all things intelligent and nerdy. Sure, there was a palpable level of downright geekiness involved, but that was awesome too.
Each member of my family had different interests and so convention fed us all. For me, it was Star Trek most specifically, The Next Generation and Sci-Fi Literature. For my son, it was Gaming (video games). My daughter, costuming (costume designing) and Manga (Japanese Cartoons). For my husband, Original Star Trek, Star Wars, and getting photos of as many costumed persons as possible.
Because we didn't understand the enormity of it all, we were unprepared for all the activities available, and also how staying in a host hotel would exponentially multiply the fun quotient. With that said, we are already making plans for next year.
(update this is what happens when you have too many blogs. This was intended for my nfahm.blogspot.com blog.... but homeschoolers should be more aware of dragon-con anyway.... only I recommend it for teenagers and adults, and not really little kids.)
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So I have to confess that I just spent the last 3 days at Dragon*Con, "is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!"
Thanks to my teenage daughter and her friends who turned us on to the fact that our fair city hosts this ginormous convention every year where you can dress up as your favorite sci-fi or cartoon character, and get involved up to your elbows in the culture of all things intelligent and nerdy. Sure, there was a palpable level of downright geekiness involved, but that was awesome too.
Each member of my family had different interests and so convention fed us all. For me, it was Star Trek most specifically, The Next Generation and Sci-Fi Literature. For my son, it was Gaming (video games). My daughter, costuming (costume designing) and Manga (Japanese Cartoons). For my husband, Original Star Trek, Star Wars, and getting photos of as many costumed persons as possible.
Because we didn't understand the enormity of it all, we were unprepared for all the activities available, and also how staying in a host hotel would exponentially multiply the fun quotient. With that said, we are already making plans for next year.
(update this is what happens when you have too many blogs. This was intended for my nfahm.blogspot.com blog.... but homeschoolers should be more aware of dragon-con anyway.... only I recommend it for teenagers and adults, and not really little kids.)
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We didn't do half of this stuff in public shcool
I have heard homeschooling described as a lazy mom's education. She can sleep late. She doesn't have to deal with carpool. She just tosses a stack of books in the kids general direction. HA!
I have 3 calendars (for 2 kids) taped to the side of a bookshelf. One calendar each is for work done at home. The third calendar is for their electives day. As I sit here gazing at it, and think back... wayyyy to the 1980's when I finished high school, I know we didn't do half this stuff.
I think we had 6 classes a day from what I remember. I also remember that I didn't have time for many electives. I took art for 4 years and a couple of law classes. Back when foreign language was a choice, I did not take any, as I wasn't willing to sacrifice art to learn Spanish.
Now my daughter is working on two foreign languages this year, PLUS is in a play, has drama club, art, and chorus. This is on top of her usual academics. This is because her time is well utilized in homeschooling. We save hours every day on driving to and from school, getting dressed up, waiting on lines, navigating from class to class, and waiting for classmates to settle down. In these hours saved, my kids are able to put back many wonderfully enriching classes, clubs, and activities that we missed out on.
Makes me wish I were homeschooled.
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I think we had 6 classes a day from what I remember. I also remember that I didn't have time for many electives. I took art for 4 years and a couple of law classes. Back when foreign language was a choice, I did not take any, as I wasn't willing to sacrifice art to learn Spanish.
Now my daughter is working on two foreign languages this year, PLUS is in a play, has drama club, art, and chorus. This is on top of her usual academics. This is because her time is well utilized in homeschooling. We save hours every day on driving to and from school, getting dressed up, waiting on lines, navigating from class to class, and waiting for classmates to settle down. In these hours saved, my kids are able to put back many wonderfully enriching classes, clubs, and activities that we missed out on.
Makes me wish I were homeschooled.
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Thinking like a homeschooler part 2
Follow up from previous conversation on thinking like a homeschoolers.
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New School Year, New Habits
If there are any problems in our homeschool, they are caused by me.
I have to face the fact that I am a bit scattered and inconsistent in my own habits, so how can I expect better from the kids.
Seeing as this is my last two years with my near-grown kiddies, I have to do better if I expect them to go into adulthood with good living habits.
So, I have set myself an hourly schedule, starting with me getting up an hour before the kids to exercise and for quiet time. This is followed by making breakfast, no matter how simple, and getting in some daily exercise.
Starting this morning, I already lost an hour so I didn't exercise or get quiet time. Even so I feel very refreshed from having a nice breakfast and getting showered and prettied up early. Now I have a full hour to dedicate to blogging before I have to start writing articles (to earn the Benjamins).
My other scheduled items for the day are two 3-hour blocks for working and time to make dinner and do some housekeeping.
Remember, kids will only do what they see us doing. We can talk until we are blue in the face, but actions speak louder than words.
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I have to face the fact that I am a bit scattered and inconsistent in my own habits, so how can I expect better from the kids.
Seeing as this is my last two years with my near-grown kiddies, I have to do better if I expect them to go into adulthood with good living habits.
So, I have set myself an hourly schedule, starting with me getting up an hour before the kids to exercise and for quiet time. This is followed by making breakfast, no matter how simple, and getting in some daily exercise.
Starting this morning, I already lost an hour so I didn't exercise or get quiet time. Even so I feel very refreshed from having a nice breakfast and getting showered and prettied up early. Now I have a full hour to dedicate to blogging before I have to start writing articles (to earn the Benjamins).
My other scheduled items for the day are two 3-hour blocks for working and time to make dinner and do some housekeeping.
Remember, kids will only do what they see us doing. We can talk until we are blue in the face, but actions speak louder than words.
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12 grade year of homeschooling, Finishing Strong
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