Lets Talk Homeschool

            Why do I homeschool?  There are a lot of reasons for why I do what I do.  One reason is that I worked in the public school system for seven years.  Although I had many positive experiences there, the thought of sending my children off to school scares me!  There are so many aspects [...]

Sorry, I know Dr. Phil says that, and I don’t much care for talk shows, but it always made me laugh when he said that.  In case you were wondering how my 4 weeks on 1 week off plan is working I thought I’d update you!
This is the second grouping of 4 weeks on and [...]

We started a new school year today.  I have 2 first graders and a pre-ker!  I’m always amazed at where the times goes and how they grow so quickly.
Our day was full and busy.  We were lazy first thing but once we got going, it was full speed.  I wanted them to enjoy the “first [...]

This year we are doing something we’ve always “planned” to do, but has never panned out.  That is, we are schooling 4 weeks on, 1 week off*.

The plan is that approximately every 4 weeks I will take one week to plan out the next four weeks.  I began working on that today and let me [...]

Well I now have my list of library books and DVDs. I have on a waiting list for some and others I will pick up today. I will review each of them and let you know how the strategies work with Sophie.

Embracing play teaching your child with autism (DVD)
Breakthroughs how to reach students with autism [...]

Where does Sarah Palin stand on education? I have found a paper she wrote when she was running for governor. It explains what she planned for the state of Alaska. As a side note, Sarah Palin will homeschool! She has enrolled her high school age daughter in IDEA in a distance learning program of Alaska.
Page [...]

I have spent the last two days in professional development sessions for public school teachers listening to the “latest and greatest” in instructional strategies and “why aren’t these kids learning?”
Yes, I am a double agent. I work as the Director of Assessment for a large public school district AND I homeschool. So, essentially, [...]

So I said I would share my trials and tribulations, well unfortunately it has been mostly the latter. My attempts to homeschool this week went like this.
I got out my beloved copy of goodnight moon. I pulled my Sophie in close and opened the book and started to read. Sophie grabbed the book, looking closely [...]

I’ve turned into a bit of a health-nut
….pretty funny for a girl who happily snacked her way through childhood on Little Debbies,
lots of Coca-cola, and neon orange chee-tos!   But a little over 
4 years ago I started making some dietary changes that have paid
HUGE dividends for our family in the area of our health—
*My husband’s cholesterol and bloodpressure are lower [...]

A few years ago, my friend Deidra, a successful and smart career woman, became the mom of a precious baby girl after already raising one son to adulthood and spending several years in the workforce.  In the beginning, they made the decision for her husband to stay home and she would keep on working.  But [...]