Homeschool Basics – Tips and Helps for Homeschool Families

Classroom Help, Informative, Organization, Preparing for College, Preschoolers, Single Parents, Special Needs

Written by Jolanthe
http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/homeschool-basics/

Homeschool Basics - tips and helps to homeschool your child

“I want to homeschool, but where do I start?”

This question and many others from parents considering homeschooling show up in my inbox each week and this series began in hopes of helping answer them. While I don’t claim to have all of the answers to the questions, I hope to give some direction to helpful resources available and a little more of a peek at how things are in our homeschool time.

If you are thinking about homeschooling, this series may be a help to you as you begin – or an encouragement to you as you continue your homeschool adventure. Posts are still in the works for several topics, but those completed are linked below.

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The Civilization of Nations Begins at Home

Burn Out, Classroom Help, Informative, Single Parents

Written by Sally Clarkson
http://www.itakejoy.com

 

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“Does not wisdom call,

And understanding lift up her voice?

On top of the heights beside the way,

Where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

Beside the gates, at the opening to the city,

At the entrance of the doors, she cries out:

To you, O men, I call,

And my voice is to the sons of men.

O naive ones, understand prudence;

And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Listen, for I will speak noble things;

And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.” ~Proverbs 8:1-6

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The Crown of the Aged

Informative, Single Parents, Uncategorized

Published with Permission
Written by Patricia Hunter
pollywogcreek.blogspot.com
www.TOSMagazine.com

“Tell me again,” my mom asked. “Why are you homeschooling your children?”

It was a question my parents asked often during our first few years of homeschooling. They weren’t openly critical of our decision to home school, but they didn’t understand our reasoning and convictions either.

My parents were educated in public schools, and after they had children of their own, they were satisfied to enroll us in the local public schools as well. Though our parents’ choices for our education weren’t a significant factor in our decision to home school our children, they initially interpreted it as criticism of the choices they had made as parents. (more…)

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