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Printable bits of wisdom, ideas, and reflections for your friends and
homeschool group, from the members of HomeschoolClassifieds.com
Opinions expressed are those of the individual authors.
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Other
Beyond Homeschooling Years

I am now on the other side of homeschooling. It's bittersweet and as I enjoy meeting all the people interested in my materials and learning about their experiences, I wish my grown men were still boys some days.

Don't rush through your homeschooling years. Enjoy even the days that you don't think you've done your best or feel like they learned nothing. Encourage them to think on their own. Learn WITH them! Take the adventures, big or small! Don't deprive yourself of this brief time and may God richly bless, strengthen and give you courage as you raise up warriors to serve Him!

And NEVER doubt His ability to provide! He never failed us! We made modifications, sure, but He NEVER failed us!
hcinfo

Other
What is the Greatest Gift of Homeschooling?

I believe the greatest gift of homeschooling is that Christian parents bring their children before the Lord, share the Gospel, help them grow in Christ's image by staying daily in the Word, teach them how to share the Gospel, show them the difference between cultural and biblical Christianity, and to teach them how to defend their faith.

This is the greatest gift we can give to our kids, and to Christ.
luv2sing

Homeschool helps
New to Homeschooling

When I began homeschooling my two youngest children, the elder of the two had been in Christian school for several years. Having never homeschooled before, I thought that it would be best to keep her in the same curriculum which the school had used. It was a good curriculum, and I thought it would ease the transition. It turned out to be a big mistake. We needed to make a clean break from what she considered ''school.'' I believe it would have made our days more enjoyable and helped her learn more easily.
katesmom
 
Humor
''I'm Homeskooled''

When my daughter was in grade school, we were on a fieldtrip when she decided to write in the dirt on the window of our van. She wrote, ''I'm homeskooled.'' Needless to say, I added a spelling word to her list that week!
katesmom