Not Another Homeschool Blog

As a homeschooling mom, I am truly a laborer for my family. I am a driver, some days driving back and forth numerous times to drop kids off at classes, to picking up lunch, to go to sports and social activities. I am a tutor, helping my children learn subjects they cannot learn on their own or that they need extra help in. I am an educational advocate, looking for and finding resources that will help my kids reach their academic goals. I am an organizational assistant, teaching my kids the importance of keeping your affairs and paperwork in order to avoid melt downs later. I am a cheer leader, cheering my kids on to reach new heights with shouts of you can do it, and go kid go! I am a mom, with all the usual mom duties, from babying sick kids, to preparing dinner, and making sure laundry is done and put away. I am a wife with all the usual wife duties of holding my husband up when he is down, and making sure his basic needs are met. My biggest labor for my family that I gladly perfo...

In addition to writing for Families.com about homeschooling, I have recently been hired to write for Examiner.com website under the education blog. It's great fun. I have been there a week and have already made enemies! (Well, not exactly, but you know how blogs are.) Here is the link to my page. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit my Education Blog at Examiner.com

I have always said that the best way to teach children is to not even let them know they are learning. Of course this is easier to do with elementary aged kids than middle and high school kids are there is not as much educational software available for older kids as there is for younger kids. When we first started homeschooling, we took full advantage of software such as Math Blaster, Reading Blaster, and similar titles. These games are as much fun as they are educational, and it sure made me happy when my kids came to me asking if they could "play" their educational games. These games I mentioned and more are available through a company called Knowledge Adventure who creates many award winning multimedia educational software that is used in both homes and schools. I haven't used their product much in the last few years since my kids are getting older, but Say it in Spanish looks good for my Christmas list. I wonder if they plan do make one for Mandarin Chinese... ...

“Some of the largest users of H-1B visas aren't tech firms or major research universities. Rather, these unlikely users are the nation's public school systems.” (Ednews.org) Baltimore had 196 visas issued to teachers for the 2006-2007 school year. New York City had 171. Smaller school districts have a proportionate number of foreign teachers. Read more Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog

Yeah! It's a new year, I even sent out my intent to homeschool form on time! Here are my recent homeschool articles on families.com Back to Homeschool 2008-2009 by Andrea Hermitt I have spent the better part of the last two days in back-to-homeschool mode. We had a busy and productive summer working on problem areas, and even managed to get in a bit of travel by taking a working vacation for one of my daughters pageant activities. Read more Homeschooling Older Kids by Andrea Hermitt I am becoming acutely aware that homeschooling older kids are a much different animal than homeschooling small kids. Read more Pizza Hut Encourages Reading and Welcomes Homeschoolers Too by Andrea Hermitt Pizza Hut Book It! Program has been ongoing for many years to encourage students to read and has always awarded homeschoolers with pizza and other prizes. Previously when homeschoolers wanted to participate they had to do so through a homeschool group or co-op. Read more An Effort to Court Florida Ho...

Here's a cool back to school song for homeschoolers called I will Survive the First Year of Homeschooling Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog

Sorry I've been so quiet lately, but I have been preparing for a trip and am currently in Los Angeles California! Here is a picture of my daughter at the back lot of the Tonight show where she got Jay Leno's Autograph. (see the words above her head) Meanwhile here are some recent posts on my Families.com blog. Homeschooling Away From Home Just Because it does not look like Education Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog