Home schooling has changed over the years. Support groups used to be the thing. Moms were expected to do all the teaching. We would gather our young’uns and head to the park or the skating rink or the museum on a regular basis to enrich the learning done at home, burn off some energy … [Read more…]
What’s the rush? I find myself asking this question more and more. Maybe it’s because I’m facing the empty nest and wanting to hang on to what I know and enjoy as long as possible but I would prefer to think it has to do with the experience I have gained over the past 27 … [Read more…]
Here I am, 26 years later, thinking about what we’ll be doing for school next year. Did you read that? Twenty-six years! The cool thing is that every year is as exciting as the first. There have been a lot of changes over the years: babies, graduations, weddings, grand babies…and we are not done yet. … [Read more…]
“And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.” Ecclesiastes 12:12 I’m sure my 15 year old (Jonathan) was thinking something similar to this when we began our school year today. The stack of books that he is expected to … [Read more…]
I have been asked to teach a music class for our home school co-op. We will learn some simple music theory, sight singing using shape notes, music appreciation, patriotic songs, hymns and folk songs. Patriotic songs? I want any child who attends my music classes to be able to confidently sing the national anthem. The … [Read more…]
It’s that time…again. Time to revisit the dual credit question. Every time one of my boys begins what would be his 9th grade year if he was in public school, I begin to pay attention to discussions among my home school mom friends about dual credit (earning college and high school credit at the same … [Read more…]
I may be a little slow at this idea. If so, I finally got it. The TV has become a useful tool in our home school. It has become our electronic bulletin board — able to bring charts, maps, posters, and tutorials into our home. I have been home schooling for 24 years. We’ve lived … [Read more…]
It’s Friday night. We’ve had a good week here in Sinton. As far as our schooling goes, we were able to complete everything on our schedule. We had no disruptions or distractions. We moved steadily through each day without feeling rushed or bored. Progress was made in every subject we studied. It’s been a good … [Read more…]
For thirteen years the switch to the garbage disposal has been on my left, right next to the dishwasher. Now, it’s underneath the cabinet to the right of the sink. It’s a small thing but after living in this house for 3 months, I still reach down with my left hand, fully aware that the … [Read more…]
When I was young, I loved to read biographies. In the elementary school I went to, we had 30 minutes of library time every day. Thirty minutes of nothing to do but read. Read anything we wanted. We didn’t have a big library. In fact, it was in the cafeteria. One wall of the cafeteria … [Read more…]
