Not Another Homeschool Blog

Five years ago I was homeschooling elementary age homeschoolers, and my life was pretty laid back.  Now I am homeschooling high school kids, one graduating in a year and a half.  Whew!  Things are much more frenetic around here.  Five years ago, the carnival of education was started which helped to tie homeschoolers together online letting them know they were not alone.  You can make this anniversary big by submitting an entry from your homeschooling blog.        Here are the instructions for sending in a submission: http://whyhomeschool.blogspot. com/2005/12/where-to-send- your-submission-for-next.html FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE WalletPop Contributor

I was recently sent a link to a site called Fat Cat Phonics .   This educational tool/ learning toy started out as a craft project between mother (Jennifer Powell) and daughter who wanted to give out refrigerator magnet gifts.  With the help  of her educational consultant friend, it quickly morphed into a valuable learning tool that teaches and reinforces fundamental reading & math skills using a highly engaging hands-on format.to teach phonics and math. The best part of this program is that the child will be learning through play.  That puts this item on my list of possible Christmas presents, not for my high school kids, but for preschoolers through third graders.  Check it out, it looks like a great investment and excellent use of the Christmas budget. Don't just take my word for it.  Check out the website which includes a web portal with membership.

 Something about the bond of Homeschooling Of Homeschooling Too Of sharing the journey Binds us in a way That escapes explanation. We follow each other's blogs We read stories from one another's hearts We share in triumps We we celebrate the victories We suffer the pains.  This is in tribute to Dana She lost her son in a horrible accident.  My heart is breaking for her, but it can't touch the pain that she feels. I don't know her, but I love her. ...and I am sorry for her loss.

teAchnology is a website that specializes in providing teacher-made worksheets for educators.  That have 30,000 free worksheets, and for a seasonably priced prescription, you can have access to online worksheet makers and online interactive games. Let's start with the free worksheets.  What homeschoolers wouldn't want free worksheets?  Right? It took me a while to find the free worksheets area, so let me lead it to you.  Start out on the main page of Teachnology.com  Click on the words " 9,000 free printable worksheets"  in the first paragraph on the first section of the page.  This will take you to the page for Free teacher worksheets.  You can now choose the worksheet you need by subject.  When you get to your chosen page, for example, in my case, Printable Geometry Worksheets, stick to the text links.  The photos of the worksheets at the bottom will take you to the paid prescription page.   Now there's nothing wrong ...

Yesterday was the Chorus concert at the kids homeschool program. Here's a link with my daughter's Women's Chorale Spreading some holiday joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=x6rX0wV-N_4 enjoy FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINESS WEBSITE WalletPop Contributor

Traditionally schooling families frown down upon homeschoolers, and structured homeschoolers frown upon unschoolers.  Unschoolers probably frown on the traditional students and structured homeschoolers. I guess we all need something to compare our situations to so that we feel better about ourselves. Omsh at the Poineer woman blog asks Unschooling- Do?  Don't  Why?   She mentions why she feels unschooling may not work for her thought she is attracted to it and wants to know how others feel.  Most of the comments are from other homeschoolers who seem to be tentatively against homeschooling each supplying anecdotes of failed homeschool situations they witnessed. I have many of he same reservations against unschooling but I am nervous about writing it out as a whole.  In the 8 or so years we have been homeschooling I have learned 2 things. 1.  That my kids would rather not work if given the option (so unschooling is not for us) 2.  That...

It seems like the Gosselin family may be bringing more visibility to homeschooling without even intending to.  Expulsion or not (which is highly debated) two of the children are no longer going to school and are now being tutored at home. As Kate tells it , two of the children were stuggling with anger issues and so she decided that they would be best served at this time at home. I have to admit to being impressed with Kate Gosselin for the very first time since I heard of her.  She has made plain to the world that when the school can no longer serve the child's needs that it is the responsibility of the parent to find a solution.  That could mean homeschooling the child yourself.  That could mean paying for a tutor.  That could mean finding an alternative school.  Regardless, she has done what homeschoolers have been doing for the last 3 decades, and no one can argue that it was the right move for her children. FREE HOME EDUCATION WEBSITE MY BUSINE...