I am sure that there will be days when I dislike our way of doing school, but yesterday wasn’t one of them. We had a wonderful morning – my daughter slept in, thankfully. We’ve had relatives in town and she’s been staying up far too late these days. After that, we had a cuddle and read some books and ate breakfast, and by 10:30 we were doing our schoolwork, mostly rhyming and writing practice. Lots of fun, no complaints, a great home schooling morning. On Thursday afternoons we visit our local democratic school to volunteer, because my daughter is attending … Continue reading →

When a child struggles with a subject it is hard on both the child and the mom. It is hard to see your child try so hard to succeed and still have difficulty or continue to experience failure. The child begins to feel badly about herself and soon other subjects will suffer as she loses confidence. A homeschooling mom also feels like she is failing since she is the one in charge of her child’s education. The double role of mom and teacher during a time like gets confused and the mom part feels the pain while the teacher part … Continue reading →

Ninety-nine percent of people who have started online communities jumped right in with both feet and they use existing programs or networks to get started. Many have a degree of success, at least for a while, but to be truly successful you need to create your community from the floor up with careful planning and preparation. This book written by former homeschooler and founder of the IFroggy network seems to be created for his competition. As a person who runs women’s networking group and also writes for a families website, among other online endeavors, this book has taught me enough … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes such as Nastia Liukin have in common with each other. Nastia was homeschooled by her mother in order to work around her rigorous schedule. Anastasia Luikin was born in Moscow Russia October 30, 1989 to Anna and Valeri Luikin who were gymnasts. Her family moved to the United States when she was two and a half years old. As her parents were both … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes such as Katie Hoff have in common with each other. According to her message board at www.katie-hoff.com, she felt that homeschool and public school has their advantages, you have to decide which one works for you. She also mentioned that she had friends who invited her to public school dances, which she took advantage of for the “socialization”. Kate Hoff was the youngest … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes like Ariel Rittenhouse have in common with each other. She attended public middles school as well as high school as a freshman, but now attends online school in order to work around her training schedule. While she loved the social interaction in schools, she is says, “It’s great to be getting one-on-one lessons.” Ariel Rittenhouse was born on December 9, 1990 in Menlo … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes have in common. Haley Dyan Ishimatsu is one such athlete who is homeschooled (through an online school in California) to accommodate her training schedule of four and a half hours a day, six days a week. Haley Ishimatsu is a 15-year-old diver and Olympic hopeful. She was born to Carol and Mark Ishimatsu September 10, 1992 in Bellflower California and raised in Seal … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes have in common. Before homeschooling, Thomas Finchum was Valedictorian of his middle school class, and is now home-schooled at Emmaus Lutheran Middle School to accommodate his diving training schedule of five-and-a-half hours a day, six days a week. Thomas Finchum was born to Thomas and Audrey Finchum on December 1. 1989. His hometown is Indianapolis, Indiana. He is from a family of athletes. … Continue reading →

As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics, now is a good time to talk about some Olympians who have been homeschooled. Being able to make education work around training through homeschooling is something many of these athletes have in common. Kelsi Bryant, a diver and Olympic hopeful has attended public school and was also homeschooled. Like her Olympic training, her education is a top priority. Kelci Bryant, daughter of Randy and Kathie Bryant is from a family of athletes. Her sister Katie Beth was a five-time national champion diver at the University of Miami. Her sister Kara swam at Milliken … Continue reading →