Jun

13

Lemonade Math

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June 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

Even though summer has arrived, my wife and I do not plan to slow down our children’s learning activities.  We might, however, make many of our lessons less traditional.  Summer at our house isn’t really the time to tell the kids, “Sit at the kitchen table and finish your multiplication.”  (Actually, we rarely do that [...]

May

3

Does Happiness Make You Fall Behind Schedule?

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May 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

Sigh… I’ve had an interesting week — personally, it’s been a fantastic week — although I can’t say that it has been a productive week for me as a homeschool parent.
You see, normally my work-life is routine. Not to hectic compared to most folks, but busy. I’ve got papers to grade and classes [...]

Jan

18

Homeschooling Isn’t Always Happy-Schooling

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January 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

If you’ve been reading these blog entries, then you have been learning about my families many happy experiences with homeschooling.  Most of the time, my kids have a great time.  However, I wanted to make sure I set the record straight.  Homeschooling has its ups and downs.  There are some moments when the children and [...]

Jan

7

Digging Holes

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January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

You might assume that the title of this blog entry is metaphoric.  However, it’s not.  My kids have been digging holes lately.  There’s a spot in the backyard that is great for digging. 
Why have my kids been digging a grreat big hole between the rosebushes and our evergreen tree?  Well, first they were looking for [...]

Dec

28

Educational Resoultions for the New Year

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December 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

I love making New Year’s resolutions.  Ever since I was a little kid. I’d write down my goals for the next twelve months.  I learned pretty early on that the more goals I listed, the more I fell short of satisfying my ambitions.  So, now instead of listing two dozen resolutions, I stick with three [...]

Dec

8

Setting Weekly / Monthly Goals

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December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Because my wife and I meet with an Education Specialist each month (with work with a charter school), it is important for us to keep tabs of all the school work we do.  Lots of homeschoolers don’t need to worry about this, and therefore, they don’t bother.  I bet there are a lot of Unschoolers [...]

Nov

21

Question: “Hey, Dad. Can I Help?” Answer: “Yes.”

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November 21, 2008 | 4 Comments

Our children want to spend time with us.  As much as some may complain that kids today are addicted to the internet, video games, text-messaging and other forms of hypnotic electronica, I believe that if we welcomed more opportunities for our kids to spend time with us, most children would jump at the chance.
For example, [...]

Nov

13

The Importance of Teachers

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November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

One might erroneously believe that homeschoolers dislike or distrust teachers.  On the contrary, most homeschool parents LOVE teachers.  For one, we parents are primarily teachers of our own children.  But we also know that other teachers (whether fellow home school parents, public school teachers, or specialized instructors) are invaluable to our children’s development.  And teachers [...]

Oct

24

“How Should I Reward My Child?”

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October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Over the years, I have met a lot of children (and young adults) who received money for good grades.  Some students earned something quite simple: Five dollars for every A.
Some kids received much more lucrative rewards.  In fact, several years ago, I had a college student who took my lower level English class, not because [...]

Oct

16

Listening to Your Children’s Dreams

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October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

No, I’m not talking about eavesdropping while your kids mumble in their sleep.  (Although that can be quite entertaining.)  I’m talking about listening to the hopes and goals of you child.
Now, every good parent already does this, whether or not they homeschool.  But homeschool parents are in a very special position — because they can [...]

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