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A Recovery Program for Homeschool Split Personality Disorder
by Diane Flynn Keith
Do you vacillate between child-led, developmentally appropriate, interest-initiated unschooling on one hand, and traditional, structured, academic-based education on the other? These mood-altering swings in methodology creep up unexpectedly on homeschooling parents and are often exacerbated by events beyond their control.
Managing Time So We Can Help Others
by Cherly Carter
Over the years, I have been involved in leadership capacity with many Christian groups, organizations and even my local church but I learned the most when my husband and I were State Regional Representatives for our Christian homeschool support group. Besides assisting several groups in the New York City/ Long Island area, we were often besieged with homeschool inquiries.
Socialization: Our Biggest Gripe with Homeschooling!
by John O. Anderson
Yes, it has been a huge problem for our children. But with experience, we’ve learned to bring it largely under control.
You see, we live in Portland, Oregon. Before we moved here, we suspected it was a good place to homeschool. Talk about understatement! After a few years in this area, we’ve got lots of hard evidence that if there ever were a contest for America’s homeschooling mecca, Portland would easily make the short list.
Why They're Not Speaking Latin and Greek
by Lisa Russell
When I first decided to try homeschooling; this is what I pictured:
Little genius kids, in argyle sweaters and plaid skirts, pigtails of course,with little ribbons tied to the base, spending each hour of their day engaged in something educational, and speaking Latin and Greek and reciting Shakespeare and debating the merits of capitalism or perhaps the plight of migrant farmworkers - on the way to violin practice.
Home Is Where the School Is
Commentary
by Gregory Millman
During a break in a high school debate tournament not long ago, my 17-year-old son struck up a conversation with a student on the rival team from a New Jersey public school. "Where's your school?" asked the boy. When my son replied that he was home-schooled, the student probed.
"How do you socialize when you're at home all the time?" he asked.
"Well, for one thing, I'm here, right?" my son laughed.
The Truth About Homeschool Socialization
by Rachel Gathercole
Book Excerpt: The Well Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling
It seems intrinsically obvious that homeschoolers must be socially deprived. After all, while others are in school, they are not. While schoolchildren ride the school bus, homeschoolers, in general, do not. While the conventionally-schooled spend their days with large groups of peers, homeschoolers, it may seem, do not.
The Unprocessed Child
by Valerie Fitzenreiter
(Book Excerpt)
The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
~Stanley Milgram~
What are the responsibilities of parents? To see that their child is loved and nourished, educated and socialized and taught to respect themselves and others? Societal norms place these requirements on parents with no instructions on how best to accomplish them. New parents suddenly find themselves with an infant and only their past experiences to draw on.
California Appellate Court Ruling - from NHELD
NHELD Bulletin #60 - 03/08/08 by Deborah G. Stevenson
Did you know? - that the sky is not falling in California? Homeschooling is still “legal” there, believe it or not.
Time to Gross You Out!
by Teresa Bondora
Instead of an experiment, I wanted to write an informative article on bacteria that you can share with your kids.
I wanted to discuss bacteria because in college one of my favorite classes I took was my microbiology class. I’ll never forget how bad it smelled but also how incredibly fun it was.
Job Juggling and the Home Educating Family
by Sally Lever
As lifestyle challenges go, combining earning a living whilst at the same time home educating your children, has to be one of the toughest. I'm assuming, for the purposes of this article, that you're not one of the few home educating families where the parents can afford to go out to work and employ someone to supervise and home educate their children for them.
Saving Time and Money with Stashes
by Barbara Frank
Gas is over $3.20 a gallon here in northeast Wisconsin. My husband and I are fortunate that we both work at home, so we don’t have commuting expenses. But there are still many places we have to go.
Homeschool Your Teen to Financial Success
by Vince Shorb
Can you imagine a scenario where your child is in their mid-thirties and still buried in student debt? This is a reality for many parents. By including financial literacy in your home school curriculum you will have an instrumental role in providing a brighter future for your child.
Dependence and Consequences
by Dave Marks (National Writing Institute)
When children are four or five it's natural that they should expect their mothers to make their decisions for them and to speak for them. It's also natural for mothers and fathers, because they love them to want to make the decisions for their children, in many cases even when they are young adults. Adults know so much more than their children do about what they should study, what kinds of cars they should drive, the types of people they should marry and the careers that would be best for them.
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