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Homeschooling In the News

Homeschooling Magnifies Family Problems (and That's a Good Thing)
BY Jennifer Fulwiler

 “Okay, guys, it’s time for today’s lessons!” I say in my most positive voice. “We’re going to start with math. Let’s look at—”
“Maaa-aaath? I hate math!” comes a voice from the peanut gallery.

“I’m bored. I don’t want to do homeschool today,” says another one.

Thus began our first day of homeschooling for the season, and it only went downhill from there. The subsequent days have been somewhat better, but I still have to fight at least one battle of wills at the homeschool table every day. I don’t expect perfect behavior, but do ask that I see a slightly better attitude than you might expect from, say, prisoners working on a chain gang. We don’t always get there. And it tests the limits of my patience every time.
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Features

The Adventure of Raising Boys!

by Paula Moldenhauer

Boys are a different breed. Ask any mother of the male gender, especially if she has a couple of boys with no sister in between to tame them. There’s a wildness in boys that just doesn’t appear in girls. And sometimes we moms are left standing with our mouths agape, wondering what
planet our bundle of energy came from.

My youngest two boys are only 18 months apart. Several years ago I took them to a Mommy and Me Music course. One day while we were waiting for class to begin my little guys started wrestling on the floor. I honestly don’t know where my head was. Wrestling is not appropriate behavior for a classroom experience, but for some reason it didn’t faze me. I didn’t even notice it until the teacher (mother of two girls), said very sweetly, "Umm . . . is that okay?"
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The Keys to Home/school Management

by Cheryl R. Carter

As I have struggled to maintain a household, I have discovered that managing a household well involves an understanding of two key elements: (one) inventory and (two) maintenance.

Everything we do falls into one of these categories.

Inventory items keep the family moving and spontaneous. These items are their needs. Most times these things simply cannot be delayed without some dire consequence. They include things like food, clean clothes, etc. I have to feed my family. They need to wear clean underwear. I have to pay the electricity. These things simply cannot be delayed or ignored. Read more...