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~ Great Resources ~ We recommend Upper Level Homeschool course and Homeschooling ABCs. Written for beginning homeschoolers, Homeschooling ABCs will guide you navigate you through the sometimes confusing path of getting started homeschooling. Homeschoolers approaching the middle school and high school years will appreciate the resources in Upper Level Homeschooling. Both courses are from Terri Johnson of Knowledge Quest and are full of wisdom from a homeschool mom who has walked the path herself. Check them out!
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Forbes’ List of Top High School Drop-Out Millionaires
"'For all the new entrepreneurship programs popping up at business schools, there will always be a slew of born entrepreneurs who prove that high school diplomas, let alone fancy graduate degrees, might well be (barely) worth the paper they’re printed on.' If you’re homeschooling your kiddos, take heart. If you’re thinking about homeschooling your kiddos, take a few minutes to visualize what life can be like for those who develop an early sense of purpose. Even the sky isn’t a limit anymore."
February 2010 Homeschooling Resource Calendar
February 1 - Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart - 2003
February 2 - Groundhog Day
February 4 - Rosa Parks born - 1913
February 7 - Laura Ingalls Wilder born - 1867
February 11 - National Inventor's Day
February 12 - Abraham Lincoln born - 1809
February 14 - Valentine's Day
February 15 - President's Day
February 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 22 - George Washington born - 1732
February 27 - Purim begins at sundown
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Why We Educate at Home, a Discussion of the Classical Education Method
My husband and I have no qualms about our style of parenting, which is so tied up in home education. He grew up beside his father in a greenhouse. Our first apartment at 500 sq ft, had 31 houseplants in it. He now works as a landscape designer. So we understand this analogy: Children are like little plants. You take the seed and put it in a little cup of the best topsoil. You give it lots of light. You gently sprinkle it with drops of water so the delicate leaves aren’t broken. When it gets a decent root system, you transplant it to a bigger pot. You protect it from the wind and the hottest sun. You bring it in when there’s a freeze. You don’t put it out where the dog will trample it or a deer will eat the buds. When its well-established, and the season is right, you can transplant it finally to its place outside your home. Then it will do well on its own in the downpours and coldest winters.
So we plan to raise our children, protecting them and ensuring they are firmly established before they go out into the world. It is our hope that they do much better at surviving their relationships and careers with such a secure beginning. Our family follows the Classical Education model. ..
Dealing With Daily Interruptions
Interruptions in our school day – are they simply a fact of life that we have to put up with or are there things we can do to control them? I believe the answer for both questions is: “yes”. In many ways, interruptions are just a fact of life: the baby gets sick, the insurance man stops by or a glass of juice gets spilled. These kinds of interruptions are usually unavoidable. However, there are many interruptions in our day that can be avoided. Let’s look at some of them – along with some possible solutions...
So Many Books - So Little Time
Reading aloud to our children is the number one recommendation for helping our young children become reading-ready as well as helping our older children develop a true love of great words. But for most of us there’s so little time in the homeschool day! One great solution is to use audio books. Our family has listened to many classics, biographies, plays and non-fiction – both together and individually...