mrmnmom82's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonemrmnmom82 Don't Feel Smart Enough to Homeschool? - Blog Entry18 Mar 2008 01:17 PM It's good to know some nervousness is healthy. I've prayed about the decision to homeschool and know it is the right thing to do. Now I just have to calm myself down, I'm scared. But I decided that home schooling for no other reason than I feel it's the right thing to do, is better than putting them in public school because I'm too scared to try. Frugal Easter Basket Ideas - Blog Entry17 Mar 2008 08:25 PM We use the same baskets every year, the family does tend to get a new basket every from one of the grandmas. We try to stay away from chinsy toys, they'll just be in the garbage by the end of the week anyway. I've just been paying attention to craft items they seem to need. finger paints, dry erase markers, sidewalk chalk, crayons and construction paper. Sprinkle in a few pieces of chocolate. they won't care that they didn't get tons of candy, they'll be to busy playing with their new crafts! ( I wouldn't put ALL of these things in, that would get pricy, just a few to fill out an average sized basket.) Things Your Preschooler Learns While Playing Part 1 - Blog Entry13 Mar 2008 08:21 PM You have a whole different mind set when it comes to learning. It probably comes from homeschooling for so long. It's almost as if we have to deprogram ourselves from the public school way of learning. Look at things differently. I'll keep working at it, thankyou for your help. When your homeschooled child does not want to learn - Blog Entry12 Mar 2008 08:49 PM sorry, I meant to put this question on the other page. When your homeschooled child does not want to learn - Blog Entry12 Mar 2008 08:40 PM A lot of people, are anti - schooling for preschool age, but by 4yr. old is asking to play school, and wants to do "home work" like his cousins. A friend was generous enough to give me a preschool activity book. I've tried to stay away from "instructing" him by counting cars and sorting colors of marbles, but when he's playing, he gets frustrated with me when I suggest counting or sorting in the situation. But then later he'll say, "I want to have school" and pull out that activity book and work/play in it for quite a while. I guess my question is, how do you teach by play, if they want play time and learning time seperate? Which sounds awful when I hear it like that. I don't want that to be how he feels about education. help please. Tiffany One Point for the Other Team - Blog Entry12 Mar 2008 08:20 PM Thank you both for the information and the push to act. One Point for the Other Team - Blog Entry12 Mar 2008 08:59 AM It's pretty scary for me! I live in Illinois and we have pretty accomodating laws for home schooling. I get nervous though when laws, even when it's just a judge using homeschool as an excuse to get their foot in the door to see if the parents are abusing the children. Can these judgments create a ripple effect across the country? Should I be worried about my rights? |
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