Entries Tagged as ‘Homeschooling’

July 12, 2008

Meme: Where Do You Homeschool?

Where do we homeschool?  The question has been asked by The Heart of the Matter and is being answered by homeschooling moms and dads all over the place.
It’s a really hard question to answer, because, as homeschoolers, we take our educational opportunities as we find them.  We homeschool all over the place.
We homeschool at the [...]

November 24, 2007

Homeschooling Today Magazine

Several years ago I picked up my first Homeschooling Today magazine which I enjoyed tremendously.  Even as a Catholic Homeschooler, I found so much that was useful and valuable to me in my daily life as a homeschooling mom.  I felt encouraged and excited and looked forward to putting into practice a number of the [...]

November 2, 2007

Ron Paul Discusses Homeschooling

The man I believe to be most pro-homeschooling currently running at the moment. Thank you to Becky of Home Sweet Homeschooling for sharing this! We do share the Ron Paul love.

October 25, 2007

Trudging Through

Six days on at work, homeschooling, and a ferocious estrogen surge that’s left me a weepy mess. And I’m still going. Still teaching Piper her reading lessons, teaching her numbers and letters, and trying to make time to read together. But, our homeschooling isn’t going too far beyond that unless something piques [...]

October 21, 2007

Responsible Homeschooling

Rudy Giuliani made a speech recently in an attempt to court the more conservative voters. In it, he specifically addressed an issue dear to my heart, that of homeschooling. As a homeschooling parent, I want the freedom to educate my child as I see fit without government interference. I want the [...]

October 17, 2007

Personality, Service, And Homeschooling

I was listening to a Thatmom podcast this evening and was so proud of myself for “getting” one of the points before it was even made. She was talking about what it means to be meek. I remember when I was younger the kinds of characters I loved in books. They were [...]

October 7, 2007

How To Homeschool While Irritable

For me, the answer to this question has been, don’t.
I haven’t been feeling well the last few days. Add to that some pregnancy hormones and generalized irritability and I’m a bit cranky. I actually haven’t been doing schoolwork with Piper because I don’t think I have the patience for it.
This could be a [...]