There is a lot of terrible advice for new home schoolers who find themselves unexpectedly homeschooling.
Many parents of tweens and teens are pulling their kids out of school because their children are having some sort of trouble. Their motivation for bringing them home is their kids hate school and ...
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Homeschooling multiple children was hard work. This is a picture of the first year I was teaching all four at the same time.
Back in those days homeschooling multiple kids went like this.
I was trying to be patient.
I was pretending that my stomach wasn’t churning with anxiety as I tried to calmly explain a ...
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When I first began homeschooling I kept asking other home school mothers, “How many hours do you homeschool?” They all seemed reluctant to put a time on their day. Finally one confessed how much time she spent doing lessons and I was a ...
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Last year I read Cindy Rollin’s book Mere Motherhood. I loved reading her story as she muddled through her journey working out her homeschool groove. She coined a phrase which has become a buzz word in homeschool circles these days – Morning Time.
Simply put, Morning Time is ...
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You are sitting around a table with some friends who have children in school. They are raving (or complaining or comparing) about their child’s new class teachers. They talk about the choir, craft and sports teachers that are at the school. And then ...
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Holidays can sometimes seem more exhausting than school term. But it’s important to replenish ourselves for the next season of teaching.
Each month can make us feel a little more behind in our duties and instead of focusing on our progress we ...
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Was I practising Charlotte Mason unschooling ?
In the primary years, we would get most of our work done by lunchtime. Even though our academic goals were achieved I felt guilty that I wasn’t doing enough school work. I knew schools still had three more hours of work for their students. ...
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The NSW Draft Homeschool Registration guidelines from the NSW Educations Standards Authority (NESA – formally BOSTES) were released a little over a week ago. You can find the document here.
Consultations are occurring throughout NSW and I encourage you to attend a meeting if ...
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Seven year old Joel was being a bit disruptive as his mother read from the Bible the story of the lost sheep.
“Are you listening Joel?” his mother asked. She was convinced he wasn’t.
“Yes Mum,” he replied with a heart warming smile. Then he pointed to the model he was making on the floor. “I’m ...
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When I get out the art big picture basket she grabs her art book, sharpens her pencils and gets herself ready for our reading lessons. While I read, she draws. For one hour each day she works on her sketches. And now at the age of 15 they are looking very professional.
She is keen for the read aloud time because it is a relaxing part in her day where she ...
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