We have a little bit of everything here for you this week at the families.com homeschooling blog. We wrote about teaching evolution, Saxon Math, kids wanting to start or stop homeschooling, and much more. Here is the families.com homeschooling week in review for May 26, – June 1, 2007
May 26, 2007:
Teaching Your Homeschooler about Evolution by Andrea Hermitt finished a series on homeschooling and religion that was started the previous week. This post suggests several resources you may wan to use for this purpose.
May 27, 2007
Homeschooling Week in Review May 19, – May 25, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt includes topics on included religion, teaching creation, physical education, and sending homeschoolers to summer camp.
May 28, 2007
Summer Reading Programs by Andrea Hermitt provides extra incentive to keep your kids reading over the summer.
My Kid wants to go to Public School! by Andrea Hermitt discusses the last thing many homeschoolers want their kids to say. This post gives you ideas on how to handle it.
May 29, 2007
Why Saxon Math Drives People Crazy by Valorie Delp helps people who are afraid of Saxon Math become a bit more familiar with the program.
Questions to ask your Teen Homeschooler Who Wants to go to School by Andrea Hermitt gives parents information help them understand the reasons why a homeschooler might want to go to school.
My Kid Wants to Homeschool! by Andrea Hermitt help parents of public school children talk to their kids who announce that they want to homeschool.
Why I Love Saxon Math by Valorie Delp continues the series on Saxon math as Valorie describes why it works so well or her and others too.
Questions to Ask Your Teen who Wants to Homeschool by Andrea Hermitt digs deeper into talking to a previously public schooled child who is hoping to be homeschooled.
May 30, 2007
How to Use Saxon Math Without Going Nutty! by Valorie Delp helps parents learn how to remove some of the monotony of Saxon Math by effectively skipping around.
More Questions to Ask Your Teen who Wants to Homeschool by Andrea Hermitt gives parents more questions they will want to ask before agreeing to or turning down a request to homeschool.
How to Use Saxon Math Without Going Nutty! (Part 2) by Valorie Delp continues Valories discussion on teaching Saxon math.
Reasons I am Glad I Homeschool: Distractions by Andrea Hermitt discusses how the lack of distractions can help a homeschooler to better focus on their work. It also discusses keeping learning and socializing separate.
May 31, 3007
Fulfilling Homeschool Art “Requirements” by Andrea Hermitt is a continuation on my series of educational electives such as physical education, which I discussed the previous week.
Music Instruction and the Homeschooler by Andrea Hermitt completes the series on educational electives and how to fulfill them.
Reasons I am Glad We Homeschool: Exit Exams by Andrea Hermitt Talks about how students can do well in their classes for four years, and then fail the exit exam… repeatedly. It goes on to discuss that thankfully, exit exams are not required for homeschoolers.
June 1, 2007
Reasons I am glad we homeschool: “Tardiness & Truancy” by Andrea Hermitt was written in response to a blog in the education category of families.com where tardiness and truancy is considered a concern.
Homeschooling: Back to Education by Andrea Hermitt begins a discussion of the effects homeschooling and public education have on each other.
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