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Taking the homeschool plunge
I have long been interested in the idea of homeschooling, but never really planned to do it myself. All of that changed when my youngest and brightest child was being underchallenged in school and quickly losing interest. As any mom knows, we find the strength and courage to rise to a challenge we never planned to tackle when our kids need us. I was so blessed and fortunate to have several wonderful homeschool moms cross my path at exactly this time in my life! There was a mom who sat next to me in a college class last year, the lady who registered us at the local YMCA, and a family member who always kept to herself about her homeschooling efforts. These three women reminded me to trust my instincts, keep it simple, and do what worked for us.
I cannot tell you how helpful those three simple reminders have been to me throughout our first year. Both my son and I have enjoyed (and at times been challenged) homeschooling immensely this year and look forward to another successful year in the fall. God bless those families who came before us to make homeschooling such an easy and accessible option! And thanks to all those encouraging and supportive homeschool moms who take ''newbies'' like me under their wing so we can learn to soar on our own. | | kimrico91 |
Homeschool helps
Successful Homeschooling
Many times families have started educating at home without setting goals. It is my advice that home educators make a mission statement for themselves. First, write down the reasons that you home educate your child(ren). These reasons will serve as good reminders on the tough days which we all have.
Secondly, write a list of goals, a vision, for each member of your household in your home school efforts. Dad may be the encourager and listener and provider for the family. Mom may be the educator, curriculum developer or purchaser, the planner of schedules. Child one may have goals for excellence in writing due to a gifting in that area and have goals of understanding mathematics due to a weakness. Look carefully at your family, decide if you are educating for academic excellence, for enjoyment of learning, for religious or spiritual reasons, for health and security reasons. Knowing all of these and having a dated written record will allow you as parents to see all that you are accomplishing and re-evaluate as you see the need.
I hope you have success in your home education process. | | kathydamom |
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Place to give (and get) free books
I recently found a website http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/forum that has a book swap. You can list books you want to give away and also request books you need, all for free. The person who wants the books pays for shipping only.
Although the site is relatively new and doesn't get much traffic yet, I've been able to give away some books that weren't selling here on homeschool classifieds and greatly bless others who needed them.
This is a great place to bless someone with things that maybe you can't list on homeschoolclassifieds, such as half used workbooks or very worn readers that aren't worth selling but that someone would love to have. And also other things that the Lord lays on your heart to give away to someone who needs it that you don't need anymore. It's like donating to Goodwill but instead getting to interact (via email) with the person you are blessing (or being blessed by). | | smith8 |
Homeschool helps
homeschool website - great resource
Donna Young created an online resource for homeschool families in 1998, and it has become her official website. This website is a place on the internet from where you may print homeschool planners, household planners, calendars, handwriting lessons, printable worksheets or papers for several subjects. DonnaYoung.org has grown over the years and continues to grow. Meanwhile, Donna's children have graduated from home school and life goes on. | | 2rubies |
Bible & Spiritual growth
Leading an Army to Battle
You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, training them up in God's fear, minding the house, and making your household a church for God as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of Hosts. ~Charles Spurgeon | | jlown |
Bible & Spiritual growth
Promises from Scripture
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him Naham 1:7 LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. Habbakuk 3:2 | | roxanne |
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