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Homeschooling on the Road-Summer School 2009
My husband and I decided to take our kids on a road trip this year to give them an up close look at the history and beauty of the west. We plan to cover ground from Colorado to Wyoming to Idaho to Utah to Arizona and finally California. See all of the posts about the trip here.
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My goal with this home school blog, is to do the two things I love the most: write and help others. My hope is that through this blog, you will find the answers you need, the insight you seek and a passion for homeschooling that makes all of those tough days worthwhile.
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Days Ten to Twelve We pulled out of our campground early on day ten to head for Yellowstone Park. In my mind's eye, we were heading for a large forest with Old Faithful somewhere inside. Was I wrong! Not only was ...
Days Eight to Nine Our drive north was again very beautiful. The plains were lined with bighorn antelope (which we of course then had to research) that are currently migrating north to Yellowstone. We learned that they migrate very quickly and ...
Homeschooling on the Road-Real Life Math
Days Six to Seven It was on to Wyoming today as we tried to keep on schedule. We traveled the gorgeous Snowy Ridge Pass along the southeastern region of Wyoming, ending up in Saratoga. The drive was once again awe inspiring! ...
Days Four and Five We headed out to the Rocky Mountain National Park after Focus on the Family yesterday and were blown away by the beauty! We were surrounded on all four sides by gorgeous snow capped mountains, the green of ...
Curriculum Reviews
Homeschooling and Math - What Homeschool Math Program is Right for You? Math is one of those subjects that seems to get a lot of attention. In my experience, parents are concerned for one of three reasons:
- Math is a struggle for my child. I just don’t know how to find the right homeschool math curriculum that will help him or her understand.
- My child is very strong in Math–how quickly to I move him or her to an advanced homeschool math program?
New to Homeschooling
Homeschooling and Public SchoolsEvery day we speak with homeschoolers who homeschool because they are dissatisfied with the public school system.
For some it is because they are unhappy with the undermining of faith that is so prevalent in the schools, for others it is because they believe the school is lacking in academics, and for others it is because the “socialization” is so damaging to their children.
Issues in Homeschooling
Another Reason to Homeschool-Flu Shot Mandated in New JerseyDid you know that his month a New Jersey state law went into effect that requires mandatory flu vaccinations for children who attend licensed pre-school and child care centers?
In other words, if you want your child to attend pre-school, you must first get him a flu shot. And kids who don’t get the shot will be banned from attending classes unless parents can prove that their child will receive the shot within two weeks of the law’s deadline.
Homeschooling Tips
Homeschooling-Teacher or Coach?
When to be a teacher and when to be a coach is sometimes a challenging decision.
Often we are sure we can speed up the learning process if we just impart our wisdom and academic expertise to our children through a “lesson.” So, we set aside time to go over whatever it is we are sure they need to know next, we prepare what we want to say, and we conduct our “class.” Okay, okay, most of the time we don’t go through quite the formal process explained above, but you get the point.
