Begin Homeschooling with Confidence
AN A TO Z ARTICLE
My first thoughts were how on earth am I going to teach my children everything they need to know? It was overwhelming - and I just didn't know where to start. By Julie Gilbert.
Comfort Zone for the Homeschooling Dad
AN A TO Z ARTICLE
Jeff was in torment. How would his children ever make a living
as adults? How could his wife condone so much wasted time? Were
the children's minds sinking into quicksand? By Win and Bill
Sweet.
An
Attitude Of Gratitude
We had been homeschooling for three years and I was still plagued
with self doubts and thoughts of inadequacy. Was I doing it right?
Were my children getting enough? What if. . . What if. . . and
more what ifs. by Maripat Perkins, HEM M/J 05.
Being
a Cheerful Rebel
Like it or not, as homeschoolers we are rebels. We are members
of a minority and we're there by choice. And because we tend
to be nonconformists, we can sometimes feel alone even within
our community. Finding our own way, making our own path, can
put us beyond the pale and well into loneliness. By Deborah Markus,
HEM J/A 06.
Come
and Join F.A.M.U.
Apparently comparing ourselves to other parents and always coming
up lacking is a common habit for many of us. Well, it needs to
stop. Please join me in my new mission: F.A.M.U. or Families
Against Measuring Up. By Tamra Orr, HEM J/A 06
Coming Home
I question what homeschooling will mean for Nathan. The decision we make now will affect the rest of his life. How will he feel about it in 20 years? By Jennifer L.W. Fink, HEM N/D 08.
Crock-Pot
Homeschool: A Dozen Ingredients For Healthy Nourishment
Why does it seem that our homeschool rolls along semi-smoothly
for several months and then suddenly, without warning, we hit
bumps in the road where we find ourselves out of steam, out of
good ideas, and fresh out of children who are enthusiastic for
the plans we have made? By Paula Harper-Christensen
Decisions,
Decisions
I've always thought one of the most valuable and underrated aspects
of homeschooling was the opportunity to makes one's own choices
and decisions. Helen Hegener, HEM N/D 02.
"Do You Go to School in Your Pajamas?" - Responding to Questions About Homeschooling
This column will consider reasons to prepare in advance for questions we may be asked, general principles that can guide our responses, and examples of specific questions and possible responses. by Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM J/A 2008.
Gaining
Confidence In Our Homeschooling
The more confident we are, the better able we are to maintain
our homeschooling freedoms. We are better able to convince others
that homeschooling works, that homeschoolers do not need to be
tested or unnecessarily regulated by the state. Larry and Susan
Kaseman, HEM J/F 01.
Help!
I need to start (or restart) homeschooling but i have no idea
where to (re)start! (or i'm burning out, od'd, or disillusioned).
By Barbara Edtl Shelton.
The
Road to Enthusiasm
What's the most important ingredient in a homeschool recipe?
Enthusiasm! By S.A. Terhorst-Steele - HEM S/O 05
The
Self-Supporting Homeschooler Part II
Three Years Later How I Almost Joined An Umbrella School, by
Theresa Willingham, Home Education Magazine. Considering homeschooling
through an umbrella organization? Read this first.
The
Self-Supporting Homeschooler Part II
Three Years Later How I Almost Joined An Umbrella School, by
Theresa Willingham, Home Education Magazine. Considering homeschooling
through an umbrella organization? Read this first.
10 Signs You're Doing a Good Job Homeschooling
You realize that doing a good job has little to do with how many boxes you check off, how many worksheets you get done, or how well the kids do on a test. But by the internal gauge that only your family, and the members of your family, can understand. By TammyT.
What Is Not Working In Our Homeschooling: Me
What happens when "what's not working" in your homeschooling journey is mom? How are the troops to go on when their leader has fallen down on the job? That's something that I have had to think about recentlyÉand maybe you have too!
