05 Apr 2008
Second Grade Homeschool Basics by Andrea Hermitt
Previous homeschool bloggers have given curriculum guides for the second grade according to subject. The purpose of this guide is to put all of the suggestions in one place allowing homeschoolers to build their own curriculum around the basics.
Are Homeschooling Children School Phobic? by Andrea Hermitt
According to a UK website for anxiety care, school phobia can and should be treated. According to this website (which is attempting to sell counseling services) school phobia or school refusal affects 5% of students and is most common among boys. The onset of school phobia is around the age 11-12.
04 Apr 2008
First Grade Homeschool Basics by Andrea Hermitt
Some time back, Valorie wrote What Your First Grader Should Know: Language Arts. If you follow this guide, you will be able to map out a first grade reading curriculum for your child. She also wrote: What Your First Grader Should Know Math.
A Student’s Life Course is Set in Middle School by Andrea Hermitt
I recently butted into a conversation where a mom had considered putting her homeschooled student into public school for high school. She has since decided on another course for her child after disagreeing with the schools math program.
03 Apr 2008
Homeschool Questions: What If My Kids Feel Left Out by Andrea Hermitt
This post answers a question from a new homeschooler about her child possibly feeling left out from other kids going to school.
Homeschool Question: Transitional Homeschooling by Andrea Hermitt
Question: Have you ever heard of a transitional home school curriculum? This post answers that question.
More on Ethical Purchases of Used Curriculum by Andrea Hermitt
I recently wrote about the ethics behind selling curriculums from companies that forbid resale and instead licenses curriculum. This does not mean that there are not opportunities for purchasing second hand curriculum.
02 Apr 2008
New HOPE for Georgia Homeschoolers by Andrea Hermitt
Good News for Georgia Homeschoolers: House Bill 152 in Georgia passed 43-2 allowing homeschooled college-bound students to receive the Hope Scholarship should they score in the 85th percentile on the SAT or ACT standardized test. The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Sonny Perdue.
The Ethics of Buying and Selling Used Curriculum by Andrea Hermitt
With it being time to start considering homeschool curriculums for next year, the homeschool boards are full of questions about whether selling or giving away used or gently used curriculum is ethical.
Knowing You have Found the Right Curriculum part 2 by Andrea Hermitt
In part 1 of Knowing You have Found the Right Curriculum, I talked about our personal journey in choosing our first curriculum and then transitioning over to a new curriculum as the kids got older.
01 Apr 2008
Knowing You have Found the Right Curriculum part 1by Andrea Hermitt
Choosing homeschool curriculum is hard. It is heart wrenching. It is agonizing. It is confusing due to the hundreds of choices available. If fills even the most secure homeschooling parents with feelings of dread and fear of making mistakes.
Easy Low Cost First Year Curriculums by Andrea Hermitt
I have been reading the inquiries of new homeschoolers who are finding themselves spending many hours each night preparing for the next days lessons. While some people really enjoy the process of preparing lessons, for new homeschoolers, this process can be very overwhelming.
Homeschool Question: Advanced Child with Math Problems by Andrea Hermitt
This post answers the question, how do you homeschool a kid who is slower in one area such as math?
31 Mar 2008
ABC Soap Opera Uses Homeschooling In Story Line by Andrea Hermitt
The media is at it again. This time ABC Soap Opera One Life to Live is doing a story line where a father (Todd) wants to isolate his daughter 16-year-old daughter (Starr) from her boyfriend and other kids and forces her to homeschool.
Update of California Homeschool Ruling by Andrea Hermitt
The ruling that essentially said homeschooling in California without a teaching degree is illegal, is headed back to court. Here is an update.
They are Called Growth Spurts for a Reason by Andrea Hermitt
During our first year of homeschooling, my daughter who was in the 2nd grade at the time finished her entire curriculum by Christmas. By spring, she was half way through her 3rd grade curriculum. I could not have been more pleased.
Moving and Homeschooling: How to Follow the Law by Valorie Delp
This post discusses Valorie’s upcoming mover form a state that is highly regulated, to one that is not regulated at all.