Socialization Better Taught at Home or School?
One of the criticisms that is always levied on homeschoolers is that their children do not get the same socialization as children who are sent to school. I listened in as a group of homeschooling moms...
View ArticleHomeschooling LD Kids Over Summer Break
Children tend to lose the equivalent of at least one month of educational instruction over their three-month summer break from school. This number was apparently reached by having children take...
View ArticleHow to Get Started Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child
First, verify the laws of your state concerning homeschool. Many states are not regulated, especially if you claim to be homeschooling for religious reasons. Other states have strict laws that you need...
View ArticleLadybug Elementary: Year Two
They say your first year of teaching is the roughest. And, given that last year was my first year of teaching LuLu at home (regardless of where she is or isn’t enrolled), I have to say I agree. Today...
View ArticleComputers, Databases, Homeschool, Teenagers, YIKES!
A couple of years ago, I decided to go high tech, on the homeschool thing for the teenagers. The amount of time I was spending correcting the teenagers’ schoolwork was cutting into the time I needed to...
View ArticleFeeling Pulled in Too Many Directions
I have been running on overload for several weeks now and it is beginning to get to me. You have probably noticed this from the tone of my recent blogs. I am feeling pulled in too many directions....
View ArticleNot Sure I Like My New Profession
Maybe I’m in a whiney mood today. Maybe it’s because it’s Monday after a holiday weekend, it’s raining and my computer is giving me fits. Or maybe this is the bald-faced truth: I don’t like being a...
View ArticlePublic High School for Learning Disabled Daughter or Homeschool
Our daughter just finished the eighth grade, well sort of; she is making up three classes over summer school. She has been attending homeschool for the past four years. We didn’t feel that she was...
View ArticleWas It a Disservice to Homeschool My Adopted Daughter With FAS
Today I received the results of my teenage daughter’s achievement test from the public school. If you have been reading for the past few weeks then you already know about the IQ test results. If not,...
View ArticleGenius With ADHD Entering Puberty
I have blogged before about my genius son who has ADHD. He has been homeschooled since the very beginning for many reasons. Had he attended public school, I am sure he would have spent a majority of...
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